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LOT 257624
Roman Bronze Fylfot Plate Brooch
4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (7.26 grams, 30 mm).
Plate brooch formed as a gammadion with four spurs at the hub, hinged pin and catch to the reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
Literature
Cf. Beck, H. et al., Fibel und Fibeltracht, Berlin, 2000, fig.112, item 20.
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LOT 257624
Roman Bronze Fylfot Plate Brooch
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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