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LOT 1788
Viking Age Bronze Fire Steel with Horse and Warrior
CIRCA 11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (55 grams, 47 mm).
Formed as a galloping horse carrying a warrior holding a sword in one hand and the other extended to hold the reins, with a rectangular iron bar below. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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