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LOT 0598

Estimate
GBP (£) 300 - 400
EUR (€) 350 - 460
USD ($) 400 - 540

ROMAN GOLD SHIELD-SHAPED MOUNT
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (1.71 grams, 23 mm).

With beaded rim, granule clusters to the obverse between two cells each with a granule collar and inset glass stud; four loops to the reverse.

PROVENANCE:
UK private collection formed before 2000.
Ex North London, UK, gallery.

FOOTNOTES:
The four loops suggest that the plaque formed part of the spacing for a two-strand necklace.

CONDITION
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