Medieval Lead Seal Matrix of William Son of Ansell

CIRCA 1200-1300 A.D.

1 1/8 in. (14.7 grams total, 28 mm).

Circular seal matrix with an eight-pointed star or flower as the central device, surrounded by a retrograde legend reading '+S'WILL'I FIL' ANSELLI-' with the final symbol being a place filler, translating to 'seal of William son of Ansell', the reverse with an incomplete suspension lug and an inked collector's note; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Brookland, 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-FAD34F.

CONDITION

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