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LOT 0758

Roman and Later Mixed Artefact Group

MAINLY 2ND-18TH CENTURY A.D.

1/2 - 4 3/8 in. (1.35 kg total, 1.1-11.1 cm).

Including a bronze coin, buckle loops, glass marbles, lead tokens, thimbles, furniture fittings, and other items. [73, No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

CONDITION

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LOT 0758

Roman and Later Mixed Artefact Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

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