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LOT 1097
Roman Silver Bird Brooch
4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (10.52 grams, 35 mm).
Depicting a bird with folded wings and a fan-shaped tail, spring, pin and catchplate to the reverse.
ProvenanceEx Wiltshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Mackreth, D.F., Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011, vol.2, p.129.
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LOT 1097
Roman Silver Bird Brooch
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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