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LOT 0678
Roman Bronze Artefact Group
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 2 3/4 in. (75 grams total, 12-69 mm).
Including a military belt plate and suspension ring, a penannular finger ring, a Polden Hill type bow brooch and other items. [9, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found City of London, UK.
Acquired from mudlark Steve Brooker in the early 2000s.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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