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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]
ProvenanceEx 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.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1626, for type.
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