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LOT 0305

Byzantine Iron Spathion Sword

9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

31 7/8 in. (698 grams, 81cm).

An Eastern Roman spathion with long, double-edged parallel blade, a tapering, medium length tang, retaining possible remains of the fabrica mark in the middle, near the rivet hole for the handle. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1970-1980.
From the collection of a Surrey gentleman.

Literature

See Popov, S., 'Four Swords from the National Archaeological Museum in Sofia' in Lazarenko, I., Acta Musei Varnaensis X, 1–2, Varna, 2018, pp.137-142.

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LOT 0305

Byzantine Iron Spathion Sword

Sold for (Inc. bp): £845

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