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LOT 2588
Viking Age Denmark - Godfred - Head and Deer Type AR Viking Penny Circa 800-825 A.D.
Obv: bearded bust facing with crosses on cheeks, surrounded by symbols. Rev: stylised deer with hatched body right, head facing back to the left. Good very fine. Extremely rare.(0.91 grams, 20 mm.). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no 12028-212343.
Literature
Combination-group, KG 4.
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LOT 2588
Viking Age Denmark - Godfred - Head and Deer Type AR Viking Penny
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,940
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