Lot 2786
A last Tenth Legion Floor Tile from Ancient Jerusalem. Israel, Late 1st - 2nd century AD. A good sized fragment of the tiles seen in the preceding lots. A roughly triangular piece of about 5" on the longest sides, and 1-1/4" thick. This tile in a red-orange clay. Impressed on its face a rectangular stamp with the letters "LEG X FR," for "Legio Decima Fretensis," the letters are three quarters complete, and fully legible. A bargain example of this historic artifact.
Estimated Value $400 - 475.
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| Realized $334 |
