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LOT 0972
Roman to Post Medieval Coin and Artefact Group
1ST-17TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 2 in. (32 grams total, 13-51 mm).
Including a belt-hanger and other items, coins of Vespasian, Henry III, Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I and others. [15, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a private Suffolk, UK, collection.
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