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LOT 2189
Post Medieval Bronze Livery and Other Button Collection
17TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 1/8 in. (227 grams total, 12-29 mm).
Including bulb-type, regimental badge, heraldic achievement and other types; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [38, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
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Byzantine Style Gold Ring
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Byzantine Style Bronze Cross Pendant
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