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LOT 2168
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Monogram and Inscription
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (25.1 grams, 26 mm).
Comprising: faceted shank with median bulb and piercing; upper face with merchant's mark or monogram; lower face with similar in a circular border with legend 'pietet + Groudib' with fronds.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Pateman, B., Collecting Seals, London, 2008, p.104, item 30.
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LOT 2168
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Monogram and Inscription
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) ‡+BP*
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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Large Medieval Bronze Vessica-Shaped Seal Matrix with Agnus Dei
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
With central panel showing Agnus Dei with cross and banner above a pelican in her piety; border with Lombardic script legend 'ECCE ANGNVS DEI AVE MA'; supplied with an impression. 7.51 grams, 36 mm
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Medieval Silver Ring with Crosses
Circa 1100-1250 A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
The hoop with three central evenly-spaced square panels with incised decoration and niello inlay, the central panel with an engraved square border and a cross within a smaller square border of niello inlay, the two outer panels with a thicker engraved saltire cross within a square border made of incised lines. 1.70 grams, 21.45 mm overall, 19.79 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Folkestone and Hythe, Kent, UK, on 21st September 2023; declared as Treasure under the Treasure Act with reference number 2025T49, disclaimed by the Crown and returned to the finder. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-3F6C05.
