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LOT 1687
Scandinavian Viking Silver Islamic Coin Pendant
8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (4.72 grams, 42 mm).
A silver dirhem coin pierced and mounted on a bronze strap, punched detailing to obverse. [No Reserve]
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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Viking Age Silver 'Currency' Ingot
Circa 9th-11th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £143
A hacked irregular hammered silver ingot, probably melted down loot creating a monetised piece of 'Hack' for Viking trade; X-ray Fluorescence analysis provides the following results: Ag (91.7%), Cu (4.09%), Fe (3.69%), Zn (0.19%), Au (0.19%), Pb (0.13%). 32 grams, 30 mm
Ex property of a UK gallery, early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Ingots of gold and silver were regularly produced in the Early Medieval period when trade took place between monetised economies (Anglo-Saxon England, Francia, Frisia) and their non-monetised neighbours in southern Scandinavia (Blackburn, 2011). Ingots were a convenient means of storing wealth which could be converted into display items (weapon fittings, clothing fasteners, tableware) or used to gild silver and bronze items (Hårdh, 1996). -
Viking Period Bronze Horseman Appliqué
11th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Convex in section with hollow reverse, rider with one hand gripping the horse's mane and the other on its rump; Finno-Ugrian type. 14.91 grams, 60 mm
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. -
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Apex Urnes-Style Stirrup Mount
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £293
Tulip-shaped mount with Urnes Style interlace, pierced at the apex and twice at the base above the shallow rear ledge; a rare type. 23 grams, 48 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in East Anglia, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
