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LOT 1495
Viking Stamped Silver Mount
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (2.28 grams, 30 mm).
With central repoussé dome, star motif around with punched annulet trails to the arms. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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