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LOT 0903
Roman Openwork Military Belt Mount Group
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1.8 - 1 3/8 in. (13.2 grams total, 28-35 mm).
Each with a trapezoidal frame and openwork design: one a coiled triskele, the other a lozenge with cruciform spurs; from a military belt. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman
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