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LOT 0611
Roman Bronze Crossbow Brooch
4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (39 grams, 69 mm).
With three onion-shaped knops to the crossbar, deep bow, trapezoidal foot with notched edges and longitudinal line; integral catch; hinged pin to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
LiteratureCf. Mackreth, D.F., Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011, vol.2, pl.140, item 12576.
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LOT 0611
Roman Bronze Crossbow Brooch
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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