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Hexagonal in plan with faceted bulb and pierced knop finial; incuse image of a ship with rigged mast, legend to border 'S' Roberti de Rae' with an ornamental x at the end (seal of Robert of Rae); with an old collector's slip. 11.7 grams, 23 mm



Found in Lincolnshire, UK. Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.

Comprising: faceted shank with median bulb and piercing; upper face with merchant's mark or monogram; lower face with similar in a circular border with legend 'pietet + Groudib' with fronds. 25.1 grams, 26 mm



Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.

Including conical, beehive and other types. 73 grams total, 17-20 mm



Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.

Discoid in plan with plain reverse; incuse blackletter 'eie' legend with fronds and berries. 13.34 grams, 36 mm



Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.

Comprising five domed thimbles with pellet decoration. 27.6 grams total, 15-20 mm



Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.

Comprising D-section hoop with expanding ribbed shoulders enclosing a column with three punched ring-and-dot motif; flat-section hoop with expanding shoulders enclosing a discoid bezel with incised geometric motif. 11.9 grams total, 23-26 mm



Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

D-section hoop attached to a flat bezel with incised geometric motif. 7.14 grams, 22.22 mm overall, 17.91 x 16.84 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)



From the collection of a gentleman born in the late 19th century, formed 1940s-1970s. From an old Staffordshire family collection; thence by descent.

With a central perching bird motif, border with legend '* PENSET DE MOY' (think of me); supplied with an impression. 5.89 grams, 20.3 mm



Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.

Vesica-shaped with median robed figure holding a flower; border with legend 'S’ MHCRI [for MAGRI] ROB’TI DE SVMERCOTE' for ‘seal of Master Robert of Somercotes (Derbyshire)’; supplied with an impression. 15.9 grams, 37 mm



Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.

Comprising six domed thimbles with pellet decoration. 24.9 grams total, 14-20 mm



Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.

Pointed oval seal matrix with a pierced lug on the reverse; on the obverse, a central eight-rayed star with alternating long and short rays, the legend divided from the design by a thin line, surrounding inscription reading '+S'AVICIE F AELBEL' for 'seal of Avice, daughter of Aelbel'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 10.98 grams, 29 mm



Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Brookland, Kent, UK. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-D8D01B.

Pointed oval seal matrices of this period frequently give the names of women or priests.

Flat-section panel with beaded edges; incised ornate legend '+ [alpha][omega] INIThI[....]'. 1.99 grams, 32 mm



Acquired in the 1970s-1980s. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.