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LOT 0647
Roman Bone Pin and Implement Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 - 5 in. (13 grams total, 8.5-12.6 cm).
Comprising: two pins with bulbous finial; two bodkins with pierced finial; and a pin with a flat-section finial. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from various sources, 1990s, UK.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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