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LOT 1878
Silver Mount of Britannia
CIRCA 1750 A.D.
1 1/2 in. (14.5 grams total, 40 mm including stand).
Depicted in profile and wearing a crested helmet, holding a long spear in her left hand and shield resting against her lower body; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
Provenance
From the late Alison Barker collection, 1970-1990.
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