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LOT 1378
Medieval Bronze Ring with Star Over Lion
CIRCA 12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.79 grams, 24.44 mm overall, 19.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)).
With a keeled hoop, octagonal bezel with a lion on baseline facing right, large star above.
Provenance
From the collection of a High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman, circa 2000.
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