Details
LOT 3717
Group of Seven [7] Poland, Frederick and Sigismund I AR Groschen. 1545.
Comprising: various types, issues, denominations and reverse types. Condition as seen.(12.63gr total.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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LOT 3717
Group of Seven [7] Poland, Frederick and Sigismund I AR Groschen.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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