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LOT 0838
Roman Bronze Crossbow Brooch
4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (44.8 grams, 78 mm).
With onion knop finials, deep bow, stepped junction with foot, trapezoidal foot with ring-and-dot motifs and 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 0838
Roman Bronze Crossbow Brooch
Estimate £70 - 90€81 - 104 (for guidance only)$95 - 122 (for guidance only)
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