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LOT 0753
Roman Tabular Lead Weight Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1 in. (95 grams total, 8-25 mm).
Square in plan, some with incised markings, one with impressed hole. [7, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Simmons gallery, London, UK.
From a North London collection, 1990s.
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