Details
LOT 3715
Minor Asia & Levant PB Tessera. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Anchor in the form of club / Wreath containing uncertain inscription. Condition as seen.(3.00gr, 14mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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