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LOT 1439
Viking Age Silver Inlaid Bronze Weight
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (63 grams, 3 cm).
Octagonal in shape displaying two silver inlaid crosses and letters 'Γ A', each inlay traced with dimples. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired at a London antiquities fair in the 1990s.
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