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LOT 1218
Judaean Stone Shekel Weight
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 in. (156 grams, 49 mm).
Oblate in profile with recess to the upper face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons gallery, London, UK.
From a North London collection, 1990s.
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