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**First Time At Auction**

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE; Western/Central Europe, probably England, late Medieval Period, ca. 14th to 15th century CE. A lovely gathering of 7 petite buckles, fasteners, and strap ends, 2 from ancient Rome and 5 from Medieval Europe. First are two Roman cast-bronze buckles with ovoid strap loops and articulating pins. Next is a Medieval brass V-shaped strap buckle and a brass strap-end with an openwork design on one side. One pewter buckle is of a flowery form, and another bears an openwork design beneath the articulating pin. The largest piece is a 93.54% silver strap-end with a petite, diamond-shaped chamber meant to hold reliquary items. Size of largest (reliquary strap-end): 1.73" L x 0.54" W (4.4 cm x 1.4 cm); silver quality: 93.54%; weight: 5.7 grams

Provenance: ex-Estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA acquired before 2000

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#158746

  • Condition: Smaller Roman buckle has petite losses to back of body. Both pewter buckles have small losses to peripheries and versos. Silver reliquary strap-end has small losses to widest end, glass panel, and reliquary items. Both brass pieces are intact and very good. Nice patina throughout.

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