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Roman Bronze 'Money' Box with Cross Roman Bronze 'Money' Box with Cross Roman Bronze 'Money' Box with Cross Roman Bronze 'Money' Box with Cross Roman Bronze 'Money' Box with Cross Roman Bronze 'Money' Box with Cross
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LOT 0154

Roman Bronze 'Money' Box with Cross

4TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER

2 1/8 in. (89 grams, 54 mm).

Hollow-formed model male head with aperture to underside; with short beard and incised cross fourchee to the brow.

Provenance

German private collection, 1980s.
with Artemis Gallery, 1990s.
Private collection, acquired in 1999.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12866-241640.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 0154

Roman Bronze 'Money' Box with Cross

Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)

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