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LOT 2212
Late Medieval Silver Cross on Hanger
CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY AD.
2 3/4 in. (22.13 grams, 70.07 mm).
Plano-convex in section with corrugated neck and suspension loop.
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire gentleman's collection, 1990s.
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