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LOT 0916
Roman Silver Denarius Bracelet
2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (22 grams, 68 mm).
Penannular form with one end wound about the shank, centrepiece a denarius coin with portrait bust. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
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