Details
LOT 3803
Group of Six [6] Roman Imperial BI Antoniniani. 3rd century AD.
Various emperors. Very Fine to Good Very Fine.(17.23gr total.).
Provenance
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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