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LOT 1630
Medieval Bronze Ring with Saltire
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (8.84 grams, 26.60 mm overall, 17.82 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
With carinated hoop, rectangular bezel with reserved maltese cross. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx DRG Coins and Antiquities, Essex, UK.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 538, for type.
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Opening Bid: £50
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