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LOT 1959
Post Medieval Mixed Bronze Weight Collection
17TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 1/2 in. (308 grams total, 15-39 mm).
Including square and round coin and trade weights, many with stamps and other markings; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [24, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
LiteratureCf. Bailey, G., Finds Identified, Witham, 2000, pp.37-45.
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From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968. -
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