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LOT 0788
Roman Bifacial Terracotta Forger's Coin Mould
4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (3.6 grams, 28 mm).
Discoid in plan, the obverse with a diademed profile bust of Constantine I, legend surrounding; the reverse with Jupiter holding Victory on globe and a sceptre on his other hand, eagle at his feet. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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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