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LOT 1706

Viking Bronze Trade Weight

9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (5.34 grams, 25 mm).

Plano-convex in section and lentoid in plan with herringbone detailing to obverse. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found near York, Yorkshire, UK, in 2007.
From an old Yorkshire, UK, collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 1706

Viking Bronze Trade Weight

Sold for (Inc. bp): £59

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