'Reculver Fort' Roman Iron Object

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

5 3/8 in. (167 grams, 13.6 cm).

Comprising a sturdy iron handle with rounded end, conical shoulder with lead block, circular sidewall with a slot to the upper face; old collector's ticket: 'Unidentified metal object from beach at Reculver. B.M. say probably Roman'; cellophane sleeve applied. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Reculver, Kent, UK, and elsewhere in the late 1950s.
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.

Accompanied by an old handwritten identification card written by Peter Clayton.

CONDITION

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LOT 0903