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LOT 1882
Medieval and Later Lead Seal and Token Collection
CIRCA 15TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
10 7/8 x 7 1/8 in. (498 grams total, 27.5 x 18 cm including box).
Discoid types with low-relief motifs, cross and legend designs, including a Boy Bishop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
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Medieval Gilt Bronze Corpus Christi
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Modelled in the half-round with hollow to the reverse; ankles and both hands pierced for attachment. 16.17 grams, 57 mm
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1980s-1990s. -
Medieval Bronze Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix
Circa 13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Scaphoid in plan with loop to reverse, central motif of two clasped hands (mane-in-fede), enigmatic legend to the border '*INSVINSOLDEMMAL[..]'. 9.16 grams, 30 mm
Acquired from a Norfolk, UK, collector. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
Armenian Inscribed Silver-Gilt Ibex Seal Ring
Kingdom of Cilica, circa 14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Barrel-shaped with high-relief moulding to the shank, discoid bezel with central ram/ibex and legend to the tondo. 2.66 grams, 20.31 mm overall, 16.01 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)
Acquired in the 1980s. From the collection of a London antiquarian.
