Lead ingot. Found in a wrecked ship off the coast of the ancient city of Allon (Villajoyosa, Alicante province). 1st century AD. Pecio Bou Ferrer. Villajoyosa (Alicante province, Valencian Community, Spain).

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Lead ingot. Found in a wrecked ship off the coast of the ancient city of Allon (Villajoyosa), coming from the mines of Linares-La Carolina, in Sierra Morena (Andalusia, Spain). The IMP GER AVG countermarks indicate that it was imperial property and the CCIIX countermark, its weight, 208 pounds (68 Kg). 1st century AD. Pecio Bou Ferrer. Villajoyosa (Alicante province, Valencian Community, Spain). National Archaeological Museum, Madrid, Spain.

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