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LOT 0589
Roman Legionary Fortress Nails
1ST CENTURY A.D.
14 x 6 in. (622 grams, 35.5 x 15 cm).
Five variously sized iron nails with tapering square-section spikes and discoid heads; displayed in an old miniature wooden collector's display 'case' with sliding lid and identification label. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Roman legionary fortress Inchtuthil, Perthshire, AD 83-87.
From a mid 20th century collection based on the display case.
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