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LOT 0712
Roman Bronze Brooch Group
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 - 2 in. (17 grams total, 27-52 mm).
Comprising two aucissa type brooches, the pins absent; and a disc brooch with niello decoration, pin-lugs and remains of catch plate to the reverse. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
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