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LOT 0916
Roman Bronze Crescentic Plate Brooch
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (5.77 grams, 29 mm).
Plate brooch with concentric lines around a raised boss; pin-lugs, pin and catchplate to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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