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LOT 0754
Eastern Roman Gold Pendant Bead Pair on Chain
3RD CENTURY B.C.-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (0.58 grams, 76 mm).
Comprising two domed discs suspended from a length of looped later gold-coloured chain. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private British collection, formed in the 1980s.
Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.
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