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LOT 1530

Saxon Decorated Bronze Pin

6TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.

2 1/2 in. (2.6 grams, 62 mm).

Punched ring-and-dot motifs to two faces of the facetted head. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 1530

Saxon Decorated Bronze Pin

Sold for (Inc. bp): £20

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