RARE ROMAN LEAD FISTULA 1st - 2nd century AD length...
RARE ROMAN LEAD FISTULA
1st - 2nd century AD
length cm 36
A moulded inscription reports the name of Claudius Polybius, maybe a descendant of Gaius Julius Polybius, freedman of Emperor Claudius who was elevated to the secretariat during his reign.
PROVENANCE
German private collection, formed between 1980s and 1990s.
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RARE ROMAN LEAD FISTULA
1st - 2nd century AD
length cm 36
A moulded inscription reports the name of Claudius Polybius, maybe a descendant of Gaius Julius Polybius, freedman of Emperor Claudius who was elevated to the secretariat during his reign.
PROVENANCE
German private collection, formed between 1980s and 1990s.