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LOT 1806
Medieval Lead Weight Group
12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 - 2 3/4 in. (976 grams total, 43-69 mm).
Including one a truncated cone with vertical ribbing, a square-section wedge with reserved 'T' to underside, and other types; two with typed collector's note. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Simmons Gallery, 1990s.
Accompanied by two typed information slips.
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