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LOT 0522
Hellenistic Gold Mount Pair
2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (1.62 grams total, 19 mm each).
Comprising discoid cells each with shallow sidewall and flange rim, granule collar with radiating clusters. [2]
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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