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LOT 0757
Roman Bifacial Terracotta Forger's Coin Mould
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (5 grams, 28 mm).
Discoid in plan, the obverse with profile bust of an emperor wearing a radiate crown, legend surrounding; the reverse with two opposing figures, legend surrounding. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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