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A Coin of Tasciovanus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2011

Martin Henig
Martin Henig
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Institute of Archaeology, Oxford
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Britannia , Volume 5 , November 1974 , pp. 374 - 375
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Copyright © Martin Henig 1974. Exclusive Licence to Publish: The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies

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