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LOT 3291
Kings of Numidia, Massinissa or Micipsa AE Unit. 203-148 BC or 148-118 BC.
Laureate head to left / Horse galloping to left; pellet below. Mazard 53; MAA 18a; SNG Copenhagen 505. Good Fine.(12.56gr, 28mm, 1h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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