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LOT 0921

Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould

4TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (4.62 grams, 27 mm).

Discoid clay mould with impressed design of a coin to each face. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From 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.

CONDITION

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LOT 0921

Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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