Details
LOT 3054
Celts. Uncertain AR Half Unit. 1st century BC.
Head(?) to right / Animal standing to left; pellet-in-crescent above. Very Fine.(0.10gr, 5mm.).
Provenance
Ex Baldwins basement, 20th century.
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