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Details
LOT 3593
Group of Nine [9] AE Greek Coins. 3rd-1st century BC.
Comprising: various types, issues, denominations and reverse types. Condition as seen.(50.33gr total.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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