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LOT 4142
France, Provincial. Valence (Bishophric), Anonymous AR Denier. 12th-13th centuries AD.
✠ VRBS VALENTIAI, angel with spread wings, resembling an eagle / ✠ S APOLLINARS, short cross pommée; annulet in fourth quarter. Duplessy, Féodales 2255. Near Very Fine.(0.94gr, 18mm, 1h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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LOT 4142
France, Provincial. Valence (Bishophric), Anonymous AR Denier.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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