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LOT 0728
Roman Gold Lunula Pendant
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (1.78 grams, 28 mm).
A crescentic gold lunula pendant with granule clusters to the terminals and body, granulated suspension loop.
ProvenanceAcquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
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