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LOT 1019
Roman Bronze Serpent Plate Brooch
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (7.89 grams, 47 mm).
Comprising a bulb and palmette, serpent-head finial; spring, pin and catch to the reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex 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 handwritten dealer's ticket.
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