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LOT 1701
Medieval and Later Coin Weight Group
15TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (28 grams total, 14-16 mm).
Including discoid and square types with punched numerical values to one face. [7, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Cambridgeshire, UK.
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