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LOT 0742
Romano-Celtic Bronze Duck Head Bow Brooch
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.37 grams, 27 mm).
Comprising a deep bow and a recurved footplate formed as a duck's head, with a coiled pin. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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