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Details
LOT 3413
Italy. Lucca, Henry III, IV or V AR Denaro. 1039-1125. Possibly contemporary imitation.
Blundered legend around monogram / Blundered legend around LVCA around central dot. Cf. Biaggi 1058; cf. MIR 109. Fine.(0.82gr, 17mm.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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