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LOT 1740
Norman Period 'Thames' Bronze Bracteate Badge
CIRCA 12TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (0.72 grams, 23 mm).
Displaying a repoussé design of concentric roundels with enigmatic script too centre and outer legend; pierced. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
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