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LOT 1881
Medieval Bronze Jetton Brooch
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.15 grams, 26 mm).
Discoid brooch with a faux-ropework border, band of ring-and-dot motifs around the circumference enclosing a central inscription 'INC' with Greek letter omega above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection.
Ex Simmons Gallery, 1990s.
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