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LOT 0688
Roman 'East Anglia' Bronze Bust of Minerva
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (12.9 grams, 42 mm).
Modelled in the round with crested helmet. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in East Anglia, UK.
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