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LOT 0772
Late Roman Bronze Dress Pin
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (11.37 grams, 10.1 cm).
With polyhedral head bearing impressed lozenge ornament, hipped shank. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
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