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LOT 1839
Medieval Lead Seal Matrix
13TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (17.7 grams, 33 mm).
Discoid with slit to rim and remains of attachment pin; incuse legend to rim: '* S' RICARDI LEMVNER' (seal of Richard the Miller). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, UK.
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