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LOT 0840

Roman Bronze Head-Shaped Weight

3RD CENTURY A.D.

2 in. (55.1 grams, 50 mm).

Formed as youthful head with curly hair framing the face, loop to the top with ferrous remains.

Provenance

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 0840

Roman Bronze Head-Shaped Weight

Sold for (Inc. bp): £143

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