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LOT 1359

Viking Age Decorated Silver Coiled Ring

9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (5.03 grams, 21.35 mm overall, 17.87 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)).

Composed of an expanded bezel with raised medial rib with zigzags above and below, each arm tapering to a slender coil. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 1359

Viking Age Decorated Silver Coiled Ring

Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

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