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LOT 0706
Roman Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould
4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (4.71 grams, 28 mm).
Discoid clay mould with impressed design of a coin to each face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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