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LOT 1903
Medieval Lead Seal Matrix for John
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (11.6 grams, 29 mm).
Discoid with strap and knop handle to the reverse, obverse with rosette and surrounding Lombardic script legend '*S’ IOhIS FIL BNEDICTI' (seal of John son of Benedict). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
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