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Romano-British Bronze Double Lunar Plate Brooch Romano-British Bronze Double Lunar Plate Brooch Romano-British Bronze Double Lunar Plate Brooch
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LOT 0998

Romano-British Bronze Double Lunar Plate Brooch

2ND CENTURY A.D.

1 3/8 in. (2.72 grams, 34 mm).

Comprising two opposing crescents with raised dot decoration, flanking a central disc with raised boss. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found East Anglia, UK.
From a Kent collection formed in the 1990s.

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LOT 0998

Romano-British Bronze Double Lunar Plate Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

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