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LOT 0603
Roman Glass Gaming Piece Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 3/4 in. (27 grams total, 13-21 mm).
Discoid in plan and plano-convex in section, some with iridescence. [10, No Reserve]
Provenance
From an old collection formed after WWII and believed to have been from Paestum.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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