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Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
SUSQUEHANNOCK INDIANS, CIRCA 1200 A.D.
3/4 - 11/4 in. (16.2 grams total, 21-32 mm).
Mainly subtriangular types with inked legends. [5, No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
Found Plymouth Flats, Lucerne County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Acquired from Wayne Bonner.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.NAI6,8,9,10,14, 15; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
FOOTNOTES:
The Susquehannock Indians are now an extinct tribe, first mentioned by John Smith who explored the upper reaches of Chesapeake Bay in 1608. They were active in the fur trade and established close trading relationships with European settlers.
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