430, Lot: 693. Estimate $100.
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Lead sling bullet. Hellenistic, circa 1st century BC. Cast projectile with thunderbolt on one side and trident on the opposite.
Length: 26mm. Minor impact marks. Clear devices.
The thunderbolt and trident would symbolically amplify the projectile’s effectiveness, imbuing it with the force of Zeus or Neptune.
