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LOT 1831
Medieval Lead 'RICARD SNICHT' Seal Matrix
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (12 grams, 2.8 cm).
Discoid in plan with eight-armed star at centre and surrounding '+ S' RICARD : SNICHT:' incuse and reversed inscription for 'seal of Richard Snicht' with retrograde 'N'; accompanied by an impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Essex, UK.
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