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LOT 1213
Western Asiatic Inscribed Lead Document Bulla
CIRCA 8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (10 grams, 21 mm).
Discoid with two line inscription to both sides. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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