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LOT 0784

Roman Bronze Phallic Pendant

2ND CENTURY A.D.

1 5/8 in. (10.55 grams, 40 mm).

Amuletic fascinum formed as a loop with male genitals below. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex DRG Coins and Antiquities, Bishops Stortford, Essex, UK.
From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.

Accompanied by a hand written dealer's ticket.

Literature

Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, item 768, for type.

CONDITION
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LOT 0784

Roman Bronze Phallic Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

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