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LOT 1213

Viking Age Hack Silver Bar

9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

1 3/8 in. (6.81 grams, 35 mm).

An irregular rectangular-section silver bar with roughly cut ends.

Provenance

Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.

CONDITION
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LOT 1213

Viking Age Hack Silver Bar

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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