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LOT 0673
Roman Plate Brooch and Ring Fragments
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 1/4 in. (13.6 grams total, 12-33 mm).
Including an equal-ended plate brooch, finger ring and fragments. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired between the 1960s-early 1990s.
From an old UK private collector from Worthing, West Sussex, UK.
Property of K.P., a Cornish lady collector, UK.
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