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