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LOT 0962
Roman Bronze Roundel Plate Brooch
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (11.6 grams, 34 mm).
Openwork brooch with incised chevrons on the rim, central roundel supported by four curving bars, pin and catch 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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