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LOT 2194
Post Medieval Mixed Bronze Weight Collection
17TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 3/4 in. (392 grams total, 14-46 mm).
Including stamped trade weights with denomination (and date '1826' on one); discoid token types; bell-shaped suspension types; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [13, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
LiteratureSee Bailey, G., Detector Finds 7, Witham, 2011, for discussion and tabulation of stamps.
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