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LOT 0915
Roman Bronze Axe Brooch
1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (4.58 grams, 29 mm).
Formed as an axe with slender handle, curved spur to rear; hinged pin and catch to the reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex DRG Coins and Antiquities, Bishops Stortford, Essex, UK.
From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
Accompanied by a handwritten dealer's ticket.
Literature
Cf. Melchart, W., Antike Kostbarkeiten aus Osterreichischem privatbesitz, Wien, 1997, fig.22, for similar.
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