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LOT 0690

Roman Diocletian Terracotta Forger's Coin Mould

LATE 3RD CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (5.3 grams, 27 mm).

Terracotta disc with Diocletian (284-305 A.D.) coin impression to each face from which to cast counterfeit coins. [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.

CONDITION

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LOT 0690

Roman Diocletian Terracotta Forger's Coin Mould

Sold for (Inc. bp): £124

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