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LOT 1309

Medieval Innocent III Lead Papal Bulla

1198-1216 A.D.

1 5/8 in. (53 grams, 41 mm).

Obverse with faces of the saints Peter and Paul within a border of raised pellets, above the heads 'SPA' for St. Paul to the left and 'SPE' for St. Peter to the right; reverse with 'INNO//CENTIVS//.PP .III.' also within a border of raised pellets. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.

Footnotes

'PP' stands for pastor pastorum or 'shepherd of the shepherds'.

CONDITION

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LOT 1309

Medieval Innocent III Lead Papal Bulla

Sold for (Inc. bp): £468

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