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LOT 0617
Roman Rectangular AE Weight of Solidus
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (4.05 grams, 14mm).
Eagle standing to right with closed wings, head to left, holding snake in beak; cross engraved to the reverse.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
LiteraturePondera -; Rochesnard -.
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