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LOT 1827
Medieval Bronze Personal Seal Matrix of John Vanner
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (9.8 grams, 24 mm).
Disc with strap and loop to the reverse; obverse with central cross and legend to border '* S' IOHIS VANNER' (seal of John Vanner). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Lincolnshire, UK.
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