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LOT 1874
Post Medieval Bronze Nuremberg Jetton Pendant
17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (2.19 grams, 39 mm).
Composed of a pierced Nuremburg jeton with coiled wire suspension loop for use as a pendant. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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