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LOT 1379
Viking Age Silver Coin Pendant
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (3.2 grams, 34 mm).
With ribbed suspension loop; dirhem with Arabic inscription to each face. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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