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LOT 0612
Late Roman Decorated Silver Boss
4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (17 grams, 49 mm).
Domed with decorative banding, a square-section tapering mounting spike on the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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