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LOT 1742
Medieval Lead Seal Matrix for John Son of Richard
13TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (10.87 grams, 32 mm).
Vesica-shaped with a low-relief fleur-de-lis to the reverse, obverse with central fleur-de-lis and legend surrounding reading '+S' IOHE FIL RIC -I' for 'seal of John son of Richard'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of Paul Moore, West Sussex, UK, 1990s.
Accompanied by an old laminated dealer's ticket.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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