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LOT 1627
Viking Age Lead Gaming Piece
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (30.6 grams, 18 mm).
Of conical profile with three curved spurs below the apex. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private Lincolnshire collection, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Hammond, B., British Artefacts vol.2 - Middle Saxon & Viking, Witham, 2010, item 1.14-j, for type.
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