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LOT 1688
Medieval Copper-Alloy and Other Artefact Group
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
5/8 - 9 7/8 in. (6.1 kg total, 1.5-25 cm).
Comprising a variety of complete and fragmentary objects including: coins; clothes fittings; strap ends; weights; glass bangle fragments; musket balls; tools; vessels and other miscellaneous items. [183+, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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