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LOT 1960
Lead Seal Pendant with Crown A
CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (31 grams, 53 mm).
Discoid with loop, obverse with capital 'A' and legend to the border 'Holstein In [...]Hedrat[..]'; reverse with 'PAID' monogram. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons gallery, London, UK, 1990s.
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