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LOT 1643

Viking Age Gold 'Hack Money' Section

CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (3.33 grams, 20 mm).

A hacked irregular piece of gold ingot, probably melted down loot creating a monetised piece of 'Hack' for Viking trade. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, collector.
From his private collection since the 1970s; thence by descent circa 2000.
Ex private collection of a Bedfordshire gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 1643

Viking Age Gold 'Hack Money' Section

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

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