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LOT 1865
Medieval Bronze Secret Seal Matrix with Lion
ENGLAND, 1300-1400 A.D.
3/4 in. (4.62 grams, 20 mm).
Discoid type with central lion rampant inside Lombardic style inscription '+ SIGILLVM SECRETI' (Private Seal); remains of loop to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Gosberton, Lincolnshire, UK.
Recorded with UKDFD no.56115.
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The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 AD by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 AD.
