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LOT 0603
Roman Gold Trefoil Pendant
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/8 in. (0.19 grams, 8 mm).
With three hollow-formed bulbs and flat backplate, integral loop. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s.
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