ROMAN FOLDING KEY, FIRST TO 4TH CENTURY AD

$265.00
Forged iron in two pieces with intricately figured bit on short shank, suspended from an iron  ring with double raised shoulders flanking its axel and confining its movement to rotation. See https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=roman%20keys for a discussion of these rarities and illustrations of several examples including one from Pompeii. This is a luxury item made for locking a treasure or jewelry box. It would have been the property of a prosperous owner. Excellent excavated condition.
Item ID: B7911

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ROMAN FOLDING KEY, FIRST TO 4TH CENTURY AD

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