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Author Topic: Roman lead die or what?  (Read 1552 times)

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Giovan P

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Roman lead die or what?
« on: April 24, 2017, 09:18:50 am »
Hi all, I ve this little lead artifact, seems to be something like a die or a mold for a jewel or similar, it is about 3 cm. I suppose it was found here in Italy but I don't know its history! Can someone helps me?

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Re: Roman lead die or what?
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2017, 06:15:11 pm »
Welcome to the forum Giovan!

I think this is a Roman seal impression.  Hot lead was stamped with a seal - usually affixed to a Roman government shipment, customs shipment, etc.

If you look through the Seals and Tesserae section of the website you will see other similar examples.

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Re: Roman lead die or what?
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2017, 05:33:58 am »
Thank you very much! I move the discussion in the right section. But in your opinion, can it has some value? Thank you
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Re: Roman lead die or what?
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2017, 11:09:52 am »
We do not discuss prices here.  It is worth only a few hamburgers.
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