Details
LOT 3535
Ottoman(?) Cylindrical Lead Weight of 5 Dirhams. Possibly after 15th century AD.
Cylindrical lead weight inscribed on one base. Condition as seen.(14.22gr, 13mm x 11mm.).
Provenance
Ex London, UK, gentleman, 1990.
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