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LOT 1581
Viking Lead Gaming Piece
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (24.4 grams, 21 mm).
Conical lead counter with six vertical ribs. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Yorkshire, UK.
Literature
Cf. Hammond, B., British Artefacts vol.2 - Middle Saxon & Viking, Witham, 2010, item 1.14-j, for type.
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