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LOT 0585

Roman Inscribed Bronze Bow Brooch

3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.

3 in. (8.19 grams, 78 mm).

Colchester-type brooch shank with seriffed enigmatic legend 'TXIVNN N'.

Provenance

Ex important German collection of brooches, 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 0585

Roman Inscribed Bronze Bow Brooch

Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)

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