Details
LOT 3542
Roman(?) AE Fragment of Intaglio or Weight. Circa 1st-3rd century AD.
Clasped hands / Γ L (?). For a similar example cf. Roma Numismatics, E-Sale 2, lot 564. Condition as seen.(3.83gr, 19mm x 13mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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