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LOT 0640
Islamic AE 10 Dirhams Weight
CIRCA 10-13TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (28.7 grams, 15 mm).
In the form of a cube with engraved pellets on six sides: inscriptions and ornaments.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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