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LOT 1687

Iron Age Celtic Sandstone Hammer Stone

CIRCA 400 A.D.

6 7/8 in. (912 grams, 17.6 cm).

Polished cobble with rounded ends; old inked collector's legends to one side. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired from S. Murray.
From the private collection of Kenneth Acquired Coincraft, London, UK.
Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.IA3; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

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LOT 1687

Iron Age Celtic Sandstone Hammer Stone

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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