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LOT 1448
Viking Age Gold Bracteate
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (0.33 grams, 17 mm).
Sheet-gold disc with concentric rings of repoussé pellets and central boss.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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