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LOT 0863
Romano-British Bronze Belt Mount with Crescent Moons and Crosses
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (4.84 grams, 40 mm).
Rectangular plate with three Greek crosses, each end with a crescentic moon; two rivets on the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Cambridgeshire, UK.
From a Kent collection formed in the 1990s.
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LOT 0863
Romano-British Bronze Belt Mount with Crescent Moons and Crosses
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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