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