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LOT 1399
Large Medieval Round Lead Seal Matrix of Richard
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (14.7 grams, 31 mm).
With strap to the rear and lug above, central quatrefoil and pelletted border, legend '+ S' : RICHRDI : [.].]NIHIC' (seal of Richard ...). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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Medieval Innocent III Lead Papal Bulla
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Obverse with faces of the saints Peter and Paul within a border of raised pellets, above the heads 'SPA' for St. Paul to the left and 'SPE' for St. Peter to the right; reverse with 'INNO//CENTIVS//.PP .III.' also within a border of raised pellets. 53 grams, 41 mm
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