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LOT 1665
Medieval Bronze Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix of Richard of Heyford
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (9.65 grams, 33 mm).
Displaying a fish head, crescent moon and star, two rosettes, legend 'S' RICARDI DE HEIFORD' for 'seal of Richard of Heyford' (either of the places so named in Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire)'; suspension loop to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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LOT 1665
Medieval Bronze Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix of Richard of Heyford
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
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