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LOT 1798
Post Medieval Bronze Trade Weight Collection
CIRCA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 7/8 in. (260 grams total, 24-47 mm).
Discoid types with socket to one face, stamped values. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Simmons gallery, London, UK.
From a North London collection, 1990s.
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