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LOT 0597
Roman Lead Abraxas Bifacial Pendant
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.9 grams, 24 mm).
A bifacial discoid lead pendant with suspension loop, one face displaying a star within crescent and lettering below: 'ABPA / CAE'; figure of Abraxas.
Provenance
Acquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
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