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LOT 1647
Medieval Enamelled Gilt Bronze Heraldic Stud with Lion
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (5.73 grams, 16 mm).
Lozengiform with reserved lion rampant on an enamelled field within a plain border; stud to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Cambridgeshire, UK.
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