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LOT 1842
Medieval Silver Decorated Buckle
1250-1500 A.D.
1/2 in. (1.93 grams, 14 mm).
With a D-shaped buckle frame with a narrowed and offset bar, moulded knops decorated with a series of covering raised pellets at each end of the bar; a D-section pin fitted around the bar by an open loop, with a raised circumferential collar present at the junction of the loop and shaft of the pin. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound by Jason Ashley whilst searching with a metal detector near Overton, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, UK, in 2025.
Accompanied by a copy of the Report for H M Coroner on find of Potential Treasure with Treasure reference no.2025T1065.
Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the British Museum disclaiming the Crown's interest in the find.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.YORYM-EF238A.
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