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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'.
ProvenanceEx 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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