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LOT 0754
Roman Silver Ingot with Palm Branch
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (14.5 grams, 26 mm).
Incised with a palm frond within a hatched border, hatching to three of the side edges.
Provenance‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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LOT 0754
Roman Silver Ingot with Palm Branch
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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