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LOT 0697
Roman and Later Lead Weight Collection
1ST-18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 3/4 in. (889 grams total, 20-45 mm).
Including tabular, plano-convex and conical types. [10, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found whilst fieldwalking in Somerset and Devon, UK.
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