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LOT 3635
Group of Ten [10] Roman Imperial AE Coins. 3rd-4th century AD.
Various emperors. Condition as seen.(22.43gr total.).
Provenance
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Eynsham, Oxfordshire, UK, before 1996.)
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