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LOT 1863
Medieval and Later Lead Token Collection
CIRCA 13TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
13 3/8 x 8 7/8 in. (554 grams total, 34 x 22.5 cm including case).
Mostly discoid with low-relief rosette motif, concentric rings, initials and other symbols, some pierced for suspension. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
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This amatory legend is found on other matrices, where the first word is more usually spelled FEI – a similar example is PAS database, SOM-D80124. An impression in the National Library of Wales is attached to a document dated c.1310. For this and similar legends see, Jones, M., The Beautiful Game: Courtly Love Posies in Anglo-Norman Inscribed on Jewellery and Seals, in Journal of the British Archaeological Association 176 (2023), 1-30.
