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LOT 2285
Medieval Lead Seal Matrix of Robert
CIRCA 1200-1300 A.D.
1 in. (8.61 grams, 25 mm).
Circular seal matrix with remains of a suspension lug on the reverse, the obverse with a six-pointed star or flower at the centre, surrounded by a retrograde legend starting at twelve o'clock and reading '.S'RVB'TI FI'S (I/T)VRIS' for 'seal of Robert/Rupert son of [?]'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector in Folkestone and Hythe, Kent, UK.
Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-FB0903.
The patronymic on this seal is uncertain; if the first letter is I, then it may be Jarvis/Jervis.
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LOT 2285
Medieval Lead Seal Matrix of Robert
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £108
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Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
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Medieval Knight's Gilt Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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From an old English collection formed since 1960. -
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Opening Bid: £250
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