Roman Lead Seal Collection

2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.

1/2 - 3/4 in. (12.16 grams total, 13-20 mm).

Each with a figural impression, including a lion, a bird, a seated figure, Victory, and two with a standing figure. [6, No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Literature

Cf. similar Roman seals in Marincean, I., ‘Lead Sealings Discovered in the Canabae and in the Roman Legionary Fortress in Potaissa’ in Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology, 2020, pp.106-109, figs.2-5.

CONDITION

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