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LOT 0984
Roman Bronze Prick Spur
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (9.85 grams, 82 mm).
With a curving plate and lateral attachment lugs, a conical pricket. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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