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LOT 1417
Viking Age Lead Gaming Piece Collection
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 in. (224 grams total, 15-24 mm).
Comprising specimens of various type, including 'crown' types, conical and plano-convex examples, together with pieces incised with X motifs, amongst others. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
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Viking Age Silver Openwork Strap End
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
With stylised hammer motif and three surrounding brackets to accept straps. 16.4 grams, 43 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Age Gold Plunder Dinar Coin Pendant
8th-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Formed using an Abbasid Caliphate dinar coin with ridged suspension loop attached. 4.43 grams, 22 mm
Acquired in the late 1970s and 1980s. Ex property of a London gentleman.
Such Islamic coins were traded across the Viking world and have been discovered as grave goods or in hoards (as coins and as jewellery items) in Scandinavia and the Baltic area. -
Viking Age Silver Ring with Scrolls
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Lozengiform bezel with stud to each angle, incised hatched design. 2.32 grams, 22.68 mm overall, 19.91 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2 , USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)
Acquired 1970s. From the private collection of a Northern Ireland gentleman. Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
