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LOT 1793
Large Medieval Personal Lead Seal Matrix of John Lewyns
CIRCA 13TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (20.7 grams, 34 mm).
Discoid matrix with central fleur-de-lys and legend to the border 'S' IOhIS LEWYNE[S]' (seal of John Lewyns). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Paul Moore collection, West Sussex, UK, 1990s-2000s.
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