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Attribution: Roman glass in the Corning Museum 3, pg 40-41, 951 type (Nike left)
Date: 4th-6th century AD
Obverse: Winged bust of Nike or Eros left.
Reverse: Bearded head of Herakles right.
Size: 18.35mm
Weight: 2.21 grams
Rarity: 6
Description: A nice example of translucent green glass with clear detail. Many scholars believe that Alexandria, Egypt was the location of manufacture and use for these glass disks. These disk were clearly not used for jewelry so it seems likely that they were used for tokens, weights or game pieces.
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