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LOT 1004
Roman Bronze Brooch and Artefact Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 1 in. (25.1 grams total, 9.6-26 mm).
Comprising: a discoid brooch with two animals and a male head on the perimeter; an enamelled brooch with a raised central boss and a loop on the outer edge; a domed mount with enamelled fields and radiating bosses on the outer edge, two T-shaped lugs on the reverse; a small coin(?) with a profile bust on the obverse and a seated figure on the reverse. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1004
Roman Bronze Brooch and Artefact Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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