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LOT 0734

Saxon Gold Coin Pendant

6TH-7TH CENTURY AD

3/4" (1.51 grams, 17 mm).

A pendant made by attaching a ribbed loop to a coin with on one face legend '+HEVDELENVS M[..]E' (for 'moneta') with S transposed, around a ropework band; to the rear a stylised bust with legend 'METTI[...]IVETATI' for 'mettis civitatis', the city of Metz.

Provenance

From an important Cambridgeshire collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 0734

Saxon Gold Coin Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,904

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