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Roman Bronze Axe Wheel Plate Brooch Roman Bronze Axe Wheel Plate Brooch Roman Bronze Axe Wheel Plate Brooch
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LOT 1014

Roman Bronze Axe Wheel Plate Brooch

2ND CENTURY A.D.

1 1/2 in. (7.74 grams, 37 mm).

With rim formed from four conjoined axe motifs; hinged pin and catchplate 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. Hattatt, R., Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1626, for type.

CONDITION
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LOT 1014

Roman Bronze Axe Wheel Plate Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

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