Details
LOT 3219
Romano-British Imitation of Constantinian Family AE 12mm. 4th century AD.
Bust to right / Soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman(?). Near Very Fine.(1.56gr, 12mm, 4h.).
Provenance
Found Yorkshire, UK.
From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
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LOT 3219
Romano-British Imitation of Constantinian Family AE 12mm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
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Good Extremely Fine.
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