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LOT 1881
Roman Lead Slingshot of Quintus Sertorius
SERTORIAN WARS, 82-72 B.C.
1 1/4 in. (57.2 grams, 33 mm).
Lentoid in form with raised legend to reverse: 'Q.SERT / PPOR C'; casting flange to rim. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
Literature
Cf. J.G. González, Quintus Sertorius Pro Consule: Connotaciones de la Magistradura Proconsular afirmada en las glandes inscriptae Sertorianae. / Quintus Sertorius Pro Consule: Connotations of the Proconsular Magistracy asserted in the Glandes Incriptae Sertorianae, in Anas 25-26, 2012/2013, pp. 189-206.
Footnotes
The inscription refers to Quintus Sertorius, the Roman statesman and general (123-72 BC).
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LOT 1881
Roman Lead Slingshot of Quintus Sertorius
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$400 - 540 (for guidance only)
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