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LOT 1512
Viking Age Silver Trade Weight Group
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 in. (4.2 grams total, 6-9 mm).
One a discoid bezel(?) with notched edge, two fragments of rectangular bar. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the London art market, 1990s.
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