Details
LOT 2540
Saxon Coins - Merovingian - Man and Bird AR Denier 7th-8th century A.D.
Obv: standing figure holding two long crosses. Rev: bird right. Near very fine.(1.07 grams.). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Cambridgeshire, UK.
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