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LOT 0355
Viking Silver Bar and Coin 'Hack Hoard Group'
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 4 in. (275 grams total, 1.2-10.2 cm).
Comprising: a quantity of dirhem and other silver coins, cut into halves, quarters and irregular fragments; a quantity of square-section and other cast bars.
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
LiteratureSee Graham-Campbell, J. & Philpott, R., The Huxley Viking Hoard - Scandinavian Settlement in the North West, Liverpool, 2009, for discussion of hoarding and silver production at this time.
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Viking Silver Bar and Coin 'Hack Hoard Group'
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
Comprising: a quantity of dirhem and other silver coins, cut into halves, quarters and irregular fragments; a quantity of square-section and other cast bars. 275 grams total, 1.2-10.2 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
