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LOT 1703
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Nummular Brooch
CIRCA 9TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (7.2 grams, 28 mm).
With dentilled rim and profile bust in imitation of a coin design. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Lincolnshire, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Cf. Abramson, T., Sceattas. An Illustrated Guide, King's Lynn, 2006, p.63 (Vanimundus Series Va type 55, silver variety VaB); Hammond, B., British Artefacts vol.2 - Middle Saxon & Viking, Witham, 2010, item 1.1.2-e.
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