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LOT 0808
Roman Bronze Artefact Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 2 1/7 in. (37.5 grams total, 16-54 mm).
Including finger ring fragments, awl, dolphin buckle, dress-pin head and other items. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, collector.
From his private collection since the 1970s; thence by descent circa 2000.
Ex private collection of a Bedfordshire gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Opening Bid: £60
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Opening Bid: £250
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