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LOT 0838
Romano-British Brooch Collection
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 7/8 in. (81 grams total, 24-48 mm).
Composed of a number of brooch types, including one with remains of enamelled decoration and one with tinning; most with pins absent. [8, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Wiltshire and UK.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
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