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LOT 0291
Large French Medieval Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix 'ad causas' of the Augustinian Abbey of Saint Peter
EARLY 14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (17.7 grams, 42 mm).
A bronze vesica-shaped seal matrix with strap and loop to the reverse; incuse motif of an extended right hand holding a crozier on a field of fleurs-de-lys and stars, heraldic shield with lion rampant below; Lombardic script legend to the outer edge within borders "+ S: ABBATIS SCI PETRI AVTYS A[D] CAVSAS" (seal of the abbot of St Peter's, Auxerre).
Provenance
The Matrix Collection, formed by David Morris since the late 1980s.
Matrix Collection catalogue no.837.
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.
Footnotes
The Roman name for Auxerre was Autissiodorum, whence the 'Autys'/'Autis' abbreviation.
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LOT 0291
Large French Medieval Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix 'ad causas' of the Augustinian Abbey of Saint Peter
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
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