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LOT 1239
Viking Age Plundered Gold Abbasid Dinar Coin Pendant
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.36 grams, 25 mm).
Formed from an Abbasid caliphate dinar coin with ribbed suspension loop above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s.
From a London, UK, collection.
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