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LOT 0333
Viking Age Silver 'Hoard' Group
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 2 1/8 in. (71 grams total, 18-55 mm).
Comprising: a flat-section bracelet with raised ribs; two bracelets each of twisted silver wire; group of five silver Dirhem coins, each mounted for use as a pendant. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a South German collection.
Previously with Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Germany.
Ex New York Gallery, USA, November 2009.
Property of an important West London collector, inventory no.1122.
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