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LOT 2116
Viking Age Strap End and Mount Collection
CIRCA 9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 2 in. (47 grams total, 23-50 mm).
Mixed group of ten strap ends and mounts, including one with a cruciform finial and ring-and-dot decoration, a strap end with an acorn finial, and a strap end with an X-motif. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2116
Viking Age Strap End and Mount Collection
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £80
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