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LOT 0789
Roman Enamelled Bronze Disc Brooch Group
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/4 -1 in. (13.9 grams total, 20-26 mm).
Including enamelled quatrefoil and lobed hexafoil designs, one with peripheral lugs and sprung pin to reverse. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
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