Scandinavian Viking Decorated Silver Currency Bar. 11th-12th century A.D. D-section ingot with one flattened end, punched rosettes and multiple test nicks. 117 grams, 12.5 cm (4 7/8 in.).

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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