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Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (10.08 grams, 54 mm).
P-shaped bow brooch comprising a deep bow with rouletted ornament, chord and integral spring, incised saltire, tapering foot with catch to reverse and wire extension coiled around the shank. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
Acquired from Coincraft, London, UK.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
Accompanied by an original certificate of authenticity from Coincraft.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Hattatt, R., Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 489, for type.
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