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LOT 1421
Medieval Iron Rowel Spur Collection
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
5 - 7 5/8 in. (330 grams total, 12.7-19.5 cm).
Including examples of various sizes and retaining the rowel and buckle elements. [5]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Read, B., Identifying detector finds. A catalogue of Metal Detecting finds from the United Kingdom, Coggeshall, 2021, pp.54-55, figs.317-318, for similar rowel spurs.
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