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LOT 3385
Crusaders. Anonymous AE Follis. Circa mid of 13th century AD. Antioch mint.
Inscription in angles of long cross pattée / Inscription in angles of long cross pattée. Cf. CCS 132; Metcalf, Crusades, -; cf. Wäckerlin 160. Fine.(0.50gr, 15mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Near Very Fine. Flan crack; edge chipped.
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✠ IMPERATOR around monogram of Henry / ✠ HENRICVS around LVCA around central dot. Biaggi 1058; MIR 109. 1.03gr, 16mm.
Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
