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LOT 4157
Swedish Livonia, Christina BI Solidus. Dated 1653(?).
CHRISTINA · D · G · R · S ·, Vasa arms inside crowned monogram / SOLIDVS LIVONIÆ 5 · 3(?) ·, griffin holding two swords with its feet. Ahlström 5; Haljak II 1425; Fed 863. Very Fine. Edge chipped.(0.33gr, 14mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Ex Parthenon Gallery and Coincraft, London, UK, 1990s-2000s.
Property of a North London, UK, private collector.
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