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LOT 1891
Medieval Lead Seal Matrix of Walter Gleive
13TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (22.8 grams, 37.5 mm).
Doscoid in plan with lug; tondo with stylised plant motif; border with Lombardic script legend ' + SIGILL WALTERI GLEIVE' (seal of Walter Gleive). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Norfolk, UK.
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