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LOT 0548
Roman Lead Bag Seal with XXIII
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (4.83 grams, 25 mm).
Circular in shape with a rectangular tag to the reverse; stamped with XXIII for the 23rd Legion, which was formed in the summer of 49 BCE by Julius Caesar. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a 1990s English collection.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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