Details
LOT 3553
Viking Truncated Spherical Bronze Weight. Circa 9th-11th century AD.
Truncated spherical bronze weight with engraved large X on both bases. Condition as seen.(21.84gr, 19mm x 14mm.).
Provenance
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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