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LOT 1602
Viking Lead Gaming Board 'King Piece' with Plundered Bronze Styca
CIRCA 9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (13.6 grams, 18 mm).
Lead trade weight or gaming piece with inset irregular issue Styca with blundered legends, dating to c.843/4-c.855 A.D.
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector near Ripon, North Yorkshire, UK.
LiteratureFor the coin cf. Spink, Coins of England & the United Kingdom, p.109, no.872.
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LOT 1602
Viking Lead Gaming Board 'King Piece' with Plundered Bronze Styca
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
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