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LOT 0646
Roman Bronze Artefact Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/8 - 3 1/4 in. (420 grams total, 5-83 mm).
Including bow brooch parts, belt fittings, silver coins, bowl mount and other items. [112, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
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