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LOT 1823
Medieval Lead Weight Collection
13TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 7/8 in. (1.1 kg total, 26-48 mm).
Group of drum-shaped and discoid weights, some with impressed symbols or legend to one face. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
PublishedBailey, G., Detector Finds 7, Witham, 2011, p.123-124.
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