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LOT 0840
Romano-British Bronze Sun Wheel Plate Brooch
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (13.1 grams, 30 mm).
With stepped rim, openwork radiating cured arms from a central hub; pin, pin-lugs, and catch to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Thames foreshore, London, UK.
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 a Coincraft certificate of authenticity.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1696, for type.
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