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LOT 1644
Large Medieval Lead Merchant's Token
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (8.4 grams, 26 mm).
Discoid, the obverse with initials HS separated by a pellet; the reverse with a large cross with crescentic terminals, pellets to the field. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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