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LOT 0660
Roman Military Bronze Prick Spur
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (28.8 grams, 59 mm).
D-section curving body with pierced lobe finials, a ribbed conical spike surrounded by four pierced lobes and a curving hook below, an inked collector's number on the inner face.
ProvenanceFrom a Wiltshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
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