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LOT 0763
Roman to Post Medieval Bell Collection
1ST-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 2 5/8 in. (126 grams total, 23-67 mm).
Including cow-bell, hemispherical, jingle and other types; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [4, 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, p.64-65.
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