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LOT 1625
Medieval Belt and Other Mounts Group
13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 2 in. (59 grams total, 27-52 mm).
The majority bearing initials, including a crowned IHC monogram; blackletter 'B'; a possible cross cercelee within a double roundel and pellet border; together with other motifs and initials. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market, 1990s.
Property of a retired academic.
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