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LOT 1302
Western Asiatic Lead Sealings
CIRCA 2ND-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (3.5 grams total, 12 mm each).
Comprising one discoid with inscription, the other rectangular with 'VH' (or HΛ) to one side and the other with 'ΦΦ'. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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