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LOT 0686
Roman Eye Agate Intaglio with Running Dog
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.46 grams, 10 mm).
An oval banded intaglio showing a running dog facing left. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a late Warwickshire numismatic collector, his collection formed from the early 1980s.
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