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LOT 2246
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Cross Over Stag's Head
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (7.02 grams, 20 mm).
Heater-shaped with pierced lug handle, shield with facing stag's head and cross potent, legend 'LEL SV' for 'I am loyal' above; supplied with an impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015.
Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
The cross between the stag’s antlers is a reference to the vision of St Eustace (and also St. Hubert) of the crucifix between the antlers of the stag he was hunting. A seal of identical design was appended to a document preserved in the National Archive by Robert de Clifford in 1311 [PRO 23/5716].
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LOT 2246
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Cross Over Stag's Head
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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