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LOT 1332
Viking Decorated Gold Ring
8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.64 grams, 17.62 mm overall, 16.17 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)).
With medial band of pellets between shallow channels. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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