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Medieval and Later 'Thames' Lead Seal Collection Medieval and Later 'Thames' Lead Seal Collection Medieval and Later 'Thames' Lead Seal Collection
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LOT 1972

Medieval and Later 'Thames' Lead Seal Collection

15TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.

3/8 - 1 1/2 in. (170 grams total, 11-39 mm).

Comprising thirty-two lead seals with various motifs, some open. [32, No Reserve]

Provenance

Found on the Thames foreshore in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

CONDITION
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LOT 1972

Medieval and Later 'Thames' Lead Seal Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

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