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LOT 1339
Large Medieval Lead Round Seal Matrix for Edmund son of William
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (23 grams, 30 mm).
With central quatrefoil and radiating Maltese crosses, legend to the border '+S' EDMVNDI FIL'. WIL'MI' (seal of Edmund son of William); lug to the reverse and high-relief cross pommee. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 1339
Large Medieval Lead Round Seal Matrix for Edmund son of William
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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