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LOT 1741
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix of Merchant John Catfield
14TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (11.7 grams, 22 mm).
Discoid base with geometric merchant's mark on a foliage field, beaded border and legend 'S' IOhIS CATFELT' (seal of John [of] Catfield); stem and lug absent. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Hingham, Norfolk, UK, in 2017.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no. NMS-17A6B8.
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