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LOT 2323
Medieval Bronze 'The Seal of None Such' Seal Matrix
1200-1400 A.D.
3/4 in. (6.97 grams, 19 mm).
Comprising a tapering handle with a collar and suspension loop, the die with a central motif of a clean-shaven man facing left, wearing a hood or a coif with a hood, probably depicting a jester, with a surrounding inscription reading '*S’ NVLLVM TALE'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector in Ivychurch, Kent, UK.
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-B3B6F3.
Cf. The Portable Antiquities Scheme, nos.IHS-11D573, IHS-11FFA4 and SWYOR-456818, for similar.
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LOT 2323
Medieval Bronze 'The Seal of None Such' Seal Matrix
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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Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
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Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Bird
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. -
Medieval Silver Iconographic Ring with Saints
15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Lentoid-section hoop with hatched panels to the shoulders, rectangular bezel with two incised nimbate facing busts repaired. 5.12 grams, 22.65 mm overall, 19.17 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Acquired in the 1970s-1980s. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
