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Lead sling bullet, with remains of an inscription. The item is oval shaped and symmetric with a thick patina coating it. What remains of an inscription is visible on one side. It is unclear what the inscription says, however it appears to be a number ...XIV... perhaps indicating the name of a Legion or Cohort in which it was used. (1)
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(1) Reference to similar items: BISHOP, M.C & COULSTON, J.C.N; Roman Military Equipment "From the Punic wars to the Fall of Rome", page 136 2006.
**Note on background. A Fresco from the ancient Roman City of Pompeii. The interior walls of a wealthy Roman's Estate 79AD. Picture taken July 2005.
