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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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