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LOT 0808
Roman Bronze Discoid Plate Brooch
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (6.97 grams, 30 mm).
With concentric rings and punched detailing, radiating knops, pin, pin-lugs and catchplate to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a London collector, acquired before 1980.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1049.
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