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LOT 1786
Medieval and Later Bronze Buckle Collection
14TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 3 in. (506 grams total, 17-77 mm).
Including mainly double-loop and D-framed types; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [43, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Literature
Cf. Bailey, G., Detector Finds 5, Witham, 1995, p.24-25.
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