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401 - Magna Graecia applique element with a facing lion mask. Circa 4th-3rd centuries BC (Bronze, 35.14 x 44.97 mm, 43.98 g). Professionally restored—with some minor tooling—on the obverse, while the reverse retains its original patina with deposits. It features the same iconography as the coinage of Rhegion.

403 - Roman Theater Admission Token. Circa 1st - 3rd centuries AD (Bone, 30.34 mm, 4.45 g). Tragic mask facing left. Rev. Blank, with graffiti: XIII above and IΓ below - likely indicating row and seat number. Nicely patinated. Fascinating piece. Very Rare.

405 - Roman handle of a lead lamp holder, inscribed with the producer's name: L VALERIVS APO(...). Circa 1st - 2nd centuries AD. Cf. G. Baratta, "Porta-lucerne in piombo: considerazioni sulla classe di materiale alla luce degli esemplari iscritti", in G. Baratta (ed.), Instrumenta inscripta VIII. Plumbum litteratum. Studia epigraphica Giovanni Mennella oblata (Armariolum 3), Rome 2021, pp. 261-276. (7.0 x 1.7 cm). Originally ring-shaped, later unfolded, resulting in the break of the central section.

408 - Byzantine Bronze Bread Stamp, with high handle. Circa 4th - 7th centuries (5.4 x 2.7 cm). CEΦAH (retrograde), name in relief set in deep incuse. Attractive and natural green patina. The name “CEΦAH” is of Aramaic origin, derived from the Jewish/Aramaic word Kepha (כֵּיפָא), meaning “rock.” It corresponds to Cephas, the original Semitic name of Saint Peter in the New Testament. Its presence on a Byzantine bread stamp reflects the multicultural and multilingual environment of the Eastern Roman Empire, where Semitic names were often rendered in Greek script. It may refer either to a person named Cephas or to a religious invocation linked to Saint Peter.