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LOT 2272
Large Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Lion
CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (10.8 grams, 36 mm).
Discoid type with lion passant and legend to the border 'S' [..]MI +FILII+ PITI [...]', supplied with an impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015.
Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
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LOT 2272
Large Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Lion
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Medieval Lead Seal Matrix of Avice Daughter of Aelbel
Circa 1200-1300 A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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.
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Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix for Lambert
Circa 12th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With short bulbous shank, loop and broad disc below, central rosette motif and legend to order '+ S’ LANBERT HELOC'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 7.47 grams, 17 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Medieval Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Badge
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with a punched-point border. 0.92 grams, 23 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 AD by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 AD.
