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LOT 1651
Scandinavian Viking 'Hoard' of Hacked Silver Jewellery and Coins
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 2 1/2 in. (158 grams total, 6.5-63 mm).
An assembled collection of silver items including: hacked ingot fragments; complete and cut dirhem coins; one end of an ansate brooch with applied figure; braided wire shank; looped end of a drop handle and other items. [70+]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1651
Scandinavian Viking 'Hoard' of Hacked Silver Jewellery and Coins
Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
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Scandinavian Viking Silver Ring with Stamped Decoration
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
With a flat-section hoop expanding at the bezel, tapering ends; decorated with two sets of opposed punched triangles with pellets. 7.3 grams, 24.7 mm overall, 19.55 x 22.49 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Viking Age Silver Chain
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Box-link type with butted joints. 24.9 grams, 65.5 cm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Scandinavian Viking Inlaid Iron Ring Pin
10th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Ring-headed pin with tapering, round-section shank pierced laterally to accept round-section ring; upper shank inlaid with bands of silver wire. 59 grams, 15.5 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
