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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]

Provenance

Found Suffolk, UK.

CONDITION

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LOT 1321

Medieval Lead Seal Matrix

Sold for (Inc. bp): £7

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