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LOT 1905

Medieval Silver Penny Brooch

13TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (2.11 grams, 20 mm).

Nummular brooch with applied pin and lop to the reverse; long-cross type. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Graham Slater (1924-2024) collection, Cambridge, UK; his collection assembled since the 1980s.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1905

Medieval Silver Penny Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

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