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LOT 257644
Romano-British Bronze Trumpet-Whorl Knife Handle
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (14.8 grams, 58 mm).
Openwork handle formed of curving trumpet-whorls, rectangular bar with a single rivet below. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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LOT 257644
Romano-British Bronze Trumpet-Whorl Knife Handle
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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