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LOT 1079

Roman Limestone Ballista Catapult Shot

1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.

3 7/8 in. (1.5 kg, 97 mm).

Suitable for use with an onager or other catapult-type siege weapon; with roughened, abrasive surface. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1971-1972.
From the collection of the vendor's father.
Property of a London, UK, collector.

Literature

See Wilkins, A., Roman Imperial Artillery, Solway Print, 2017.

Footnotes

The operation of the onager (Latin for 'wild ass') is first mentioned in 353 A.D. by Ammianus Marcellinus in his Res Gestae and more fully in Vegetius's Epitoma Rei Militaris probably written in the reign of Emperor Theodosius I (378-395 A.D.).

CONDITION

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LOT 1079

Roman Limestone Ballista Catapult Shot

Sold for (Inc. bp): £176

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