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LOT 0304
Viking Age Gold Open-Ended Ring
9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.43 grams, 23.67 mm overall, 18.76 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
Formed as a coiled gold rod with overlapped ends; possibly from a hoard of gold and hacksilver.
ProvenanceEx Alexander Cotton collection, Brockenhurst, UK, 1970s.
Private collection Surrey, UK, 2000s.
See Graham-Campbell, J., The Cuerdale Hoard and Related Viking-Age Silver and Gold From Britain and Ireland in the British Museum, London, 2011, p.100-101, for full discussion.
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Opening Bid: £50
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