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LOT 1321
Medieval Lead Seal Matrix
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (13.4 grams, 27 mm).
A discoid lead seal matrix with fixing lug to the reverse, central image of a crescent and Lombardic script legend "+[S]WIN[..]EBERVE". [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
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