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LOT 0604
Romano-British Bronze Strap End with Bosses
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (6.97 grams, 54 mm).
Sheet bronze plaque with pelletted border, three roundel within raised rims, rivet to each corner attaching to the securing plate beneath; old inked collector's find-spot legend 'GRIMSBY'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Grimsby, UK.
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