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LOT 2089
Medieval Bronze Personal Seal with Heraldic Shield
CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (8.81 grams, 22.1 mm).
Discoid in plan with remains of handle to reverse; incuse heater shield with a lion couchant in chief and bends below; legend to border '+ S· NICOLAI[ELIS..]'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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