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LOT 1888
Medieval Bronze and Other Artefact Collection
14TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 3 5/8 in. (267 grams total, 16-93 mm).
Including thimbles, belt plates, seals and other items; 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., Detector Finds 3, Witham, 1997, pp.52-3.
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