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LOT 0712
Roman Bronze S-Shaped Plate Brooch
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (10 grams, 35 mm).
Plate brooch with S-scrolled bar, trefoil finial to each end; hinged pin and catch to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx DRG Coins and Antiquities, Bishops Stortford, Essex, UK.
From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
Accompanied by a hand written dealer's ticket.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1626, for type.
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