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Viking (Ascribed culture)
A thin section of lead that has been used as a coin trial piece. It has been struck from 'unbroken lunette' dies and clipped to the correct size. It is cracked from the edge to the centre.
History note: Bought for £300
Diameter: 20 mm
Method of acquisition: Bought (2008-11-24) by Taylor, Geoffrey
Early Medieval
Inferred
866
-
Inferred
875
Struck from dies
Object
composed of
lead
Weight 2.19 g
Whole Object
Height 1 mm
Accession number: CM.1803-2008
Primary reference Number: 183887
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Coins and Medals
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Trial Piece" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/183887 Accessed: 2024-11-25 22:40:50
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University of Cambridge}}
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