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LOT 1167
Roman Bronze Fylfot Brooch
4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.81 grams, 24 mm).
Plate brooch formed as a gammadion with four spurs at the hub, pin hinge and catch to the reverse.
ProvenanceEx Wiltshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Beck, H. et al., Fibel und Fibeltracht, Berlin, 2000, fig.112, item 20.
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LOT 1167
Roman Bronze Fylfot Brooch
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £600
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £250
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