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LOT 1390

Roman Military Bronze Cavalry Spur

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

2 1/2 in. (45 grams, 64 mm).

Crescentic in plan with carinated profile, discoid lug to each end, sturdy square-section ferrous stud to the centre. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Private collection, UK, formed 1980s-1990s.

Literature

Cf. De Shortt, H., A provincial Roman spur from Longstock, Hants, and other spurs from Roman Britain, in The Antiquaries Journal, volume 39 issue 12, Cambridge, 1959, pp.61-76, fig.22 (Hod Hill) and 25 (Hadrian’s Wall), for similar.

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LOT 1390

Roman Military Bronze Cavalry Spur

Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

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