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LOT 1656

Norman Iron Prick Spur

11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

7 5/8 in. (75 grams, 19.5 cm).

With rectangular finials, D-section frame, lozenge-section shank, facetted bulb and conical prick. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired from Coincraft, London, UK.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.M35; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Accompanied by an original certificate of authenticity from Coincraft.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

Cf. Romisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseum Mainz (RGZM), Das Reich der Salier, 1024-1125, Sigmaringen, 1992, pp.86-87, fig.33b.

CONDITION

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LOT 1656

Norman Iron Prick Spur

Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

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