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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]
Provenance
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
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