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LOT 1538
Viking Age Silver Axehead Pendant
CIRCA 9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.3 grams, 27 mm).
Composed of a slender hoop with coiled wire sleeves, suspending a free-running axehead pendant. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1970s.
From the private collection of a Northern Ireland gentleman.
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Viking Bronze Dragon-Head Strap Mount
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Opening Bid: £50
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Heavy Viking Age Bronze Bracelet
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Of penannular form, with decoratively facetted outer face and expanded terminals. 294 grams, 90 mm wide
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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.
