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LOT 0933
Roman Bronze Openwork Plate Brooch
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (16.1 grams, 40 mm).
Openwork brooch with scroll motifs, remains of a pin and catchplate on the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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