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Details
LOT 4100
Group of Seven [7] Commemorative Medals. 19th-20th century AD.
Various types. Condition as seen.(266gr total.).
Provenance
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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Group of Seven [7] Commemorative Medals. 19th-20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Various types. 266gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
