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LOT 0786
Roman Iron Stylus Pair
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
5 3/4 - 5 7/8 in. (17.4 grams total, 14.5 - 14.8 cm).
Each with one pointed and one chiselled finial. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound City of London, UK.
Acquired from mudlark Steve Brooker in the early 2000s.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Composed of a discoid body with sunken discus bearing a scene of two gladiators in combat in relief, tabula ansata below, ring handle and roughly D-shaped nozzle with volutes; old crack to base. 84 grams, 12.4 cm
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