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LOT 0942

Roman Bifacial Terracotta Forger's Coin Mould

3RD CENTURY A.D.

1 1/8 in. (4.43 grams, 28 mm).

Discoid in plan, one side with profile bust of an emperor wearing a radiate crown, legend surrounding; the reverse with a standing female figure holding wreath towards emperor. [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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LOT 0942

Roman Bifacial Terracotta Forger's Coin Mould

Sold for (Inc. bp): £208

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