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LOT 0292
European Medieval Silver Crusader Type 'Sigillum Secreti' Seal Matrix
13TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (2.2 grams, 17 mm).
A silver seal matrix, discoid with remains of a loop(?) to the reverse; central incuse fleur-de-lys motif with radiating bars to the shoulders; border with incuse Lombardic script legend '+ SIGILLVM : SECRETI' (for seal of a secret).
ProvenanceThe Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s.
with Lockdales, Ipswich, 23 March 2003, lot 533.
Matrix Collection catalogue no.3949.
Many of the seals within the collection were published in a book titled 'The Matrix Collection', by David Morris in 2012.
Accompanied by a copy of the illustrated collection notes.
Accompanied by a copy of the Lockdales invoice.
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LOT 0292
European Medieval Silver Crusader Type 'Sigillum Secreti' Seal Matrix
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
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