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LOT 1781
Medieval Bronze Ecclesiastical Seal Matrix for Phillip
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (17.2 grams, 30 mm).
Chessman-type with pierced trefoil lug; incuse image of two facing figures each in a lancet arch, supplicant in D-shaped panel below; blackletter legend to rim 'STPHILIP[...]. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Yorkshire, UK, before 1991.
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