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Roman lead sling bullet?

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Aureolus:
Any ideas?

It is around 21mm long.

Molinari:
I would guess later than roman if it is a projectile.  Greek and Roman sling bullets were almond shaped, so far as I know.

Basherlock1:
It looks to me like it could be a carved bullet. I know that soldiers in the American Civil War would frequently carve designs into bullets as a form of recreation or to make game pieces.


Here are a few pictures of carved bullets from the Civil War.


http://www.metaldetectingintheusa.com/carved-bullets.html


Having more information on where the item was found would be a big help as well.

Good luck,

-Ben

Aureolus:
They dug this up in the balkans  :P

Basherlock1:
Most likely not an American civil war bullet in that case.  :laugh:

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