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LOT 1919
Medieval Lead Heraldic Trade Weight with Crowned Fleur-de-Lys
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (65.4 grams, 50 mm).
Heater-shaped with high-relief of fleur-de-lys, crown, star and crescent moon. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Lincolnshire, UK, in the 1990s.
Literature
Cf. Malton Museum, MM2006.716 and MM2006.2562.
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LOT 1919
Medieval Lead Heraldic Trade Weight with Crowned Fleur-de-Lys
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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