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LOT 1917
Medieval and Later Bronze Buckle Collection
14TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 3 1/8 in. (429 grams total, 15-79 mm).
Including double-loop, rectangular, annular and other types; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [38, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
LiteratureCf. Bailey, G., Finds Identified, Witham, 2000, pp.76-81
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