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LOT 1809
Medieval and Later Lead Artefact Group
14TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 3/8 in. (824 grams total, 20-34 mm).
Including discoid tokens with reserved legends, oblate spindle whorls, cuboid weights and other items. [19, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on various UK sites since 1974.
Property of an Essex collector.
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Found Suffolk, UK.
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Octagonal in plan with scooped sides, enamelled design of a facing bearded bust with nimbus. 19 grams, 42 mm
Found Norfolk, UK. From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
