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LOT 0722
Roman Silver-Gilt 'VIVA' Lettering Group
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
1/4 - 1/2 in. (0.53 grams total, 6-12 mm).
An openwork bar displaying the Latin word 'VIVA'; section of frame before the first 'V' and the 'A' now separate. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1990s-2000.
Property of an East London gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Possibly forming part of the phrase VIVAT '[may he/she ] live'.
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