Details
LOT 3783
Roman Imperial, Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 4th century AD.
Incuse of [CONSTANTI]-NVS MAX AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed(?) bust to right / Incus of PROVIDEN-[TIAE AVGG?], camp gate with no doors and two turrets; star above. Condition as seen.(4.78gr, 28mm, 9h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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