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LOT 1588

Medieval Iron Swallow-Tailed Arrowhead

14TH CENTURY A.D.

2 in. (8.08 grams, 52 mm).

With narrow curved edges and tapering socket. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired from Coincraft, London, UK.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.M36; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Accompanied by an original certificate of authenticity from Coincraft.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

See Jessop, O., Medieval Arrowheads, Finds Research Group datasheet 22, Lincoln, 1997.

CONDITION
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LOT 1588

Medieval Iron Swallow-Tailed Arrowhead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £104

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