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LOT 1856
Medieval Bronze Seal Ring with Expanding Cross
ENGLAND, CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (7.95 grams, 19.81 mm overall, 11.69 mm internal diameter).
Thick D-section hoop with integral disc bezel, incuse eight-armed cross dividing the field, central pellet. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Swineshead, Lincolnshire, UK.
Recorded with UKDFD no.53303.
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