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LOT 1014
Roman Bronze Artefact Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 2 in. (30.69 grams total, 27-79 mm).
Including two seal box lids and other items. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, UK.
LiteratureCf. for similar box lids Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und die Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch-Altenburg, 2017, items 617-622.
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