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LOT 0779
Roman Silver Trumpet Brooch
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (7.28 grams, 31 mm).
With chord, spring and pin, and trumpet-shaped headplate; scooped collar to bow and discoid finial at base of flared foot; articulated pin intact; catchplate projecting from the reverse of the lower bow, curving at the outer edge to house the pin. [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., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1396.
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