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European Medieval Silver Crusader Type 'Sigillum Secreti' Seal Matrix European Medieval Silver Crusader Type 'Sigillum Secreti' Seal Matrix European Medieval Silver Crusader Type 'Sigillum Secreti' Seal Matrix
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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).

Provenance

The 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.

CONDITION
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LOT 0292

European Medieval Silver Crusader Type 'Sigillum Secreti' Seal Matrix

Sold for (Inc. bp): £650

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