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LOT 0978
Roman Bronze Plate Brooch with Portrait of an Emperor
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (9.47 grams, 32 mm).
Discoid with volute scroll border to the outer edge, central raised image of a profile bust of possibly Tiberius within a beaded border; remains of pin-lugs and catchplate to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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