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LOT 0698
Roman Artefact Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 3 1/4 in. (123 grams total, 13-82 mm).
A group of bronze artefacts comprising: two pommel or box mounts with concentric decoration, a section of a twisted wire bracelet, a dress pin, nice bow brooch fragments, a 4th century coin and a implement handle. [16, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Rodings, Essex, UK.
Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985.
Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.
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