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LOT 1691
Iron Age Danubian Bronze Proto-Ring Money Group
3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
3/4 - 2 1/4 in. (200 grams total, 18-56 mm).
Proto-money or harness ring group comprising thirteen round, lozenge, and flat-section rings. [13, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the 1990s.
The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s.
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