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Roman PB Sling Bullet. Late 1st century AD. CN MAG / Blank or indecipherable. Cf. CIL II 4965. 53.40g, 38x16mm.
Condition as seen.
From a private German collection;
Ex Triskeles Auctions 22, 15 December 2017, lot 767.
This lead sling bullet is inscribed either with the name of Pompey the Great, or his son Gnaeus Pompey. These sling bullets are generally believed to be from the Pompeian legions stationed in Spain during the war against Caesar, and particularly The Battle of Munda (45 BC) which ended the civil war.
Condition as seen.
From a private German collection;
Ex Triskeles Auctions 22, 15 December 2017, lot 767.
This lead sling bullet is inscribed either with the name of Pompey the Great, or his son Gnaeus Pompey. These sling bullets are generally believed to be from the Pompeian legions stationed in Spain during the war against Caesar, and particularly The Battle of Munda (45 BC) which ended the civil war.