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LOT 1167
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Lynch Pin Terminal
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (26.6 grams, 38 mm).
Comprising a ferrous shank and bronze finial formed as a waisted bulb and biconvex disc with eccentrically placed hole. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Hampshire, UK.
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