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LOT 1727

Medieval Lead Trade Weight with Three Lions of England

CIRCA 13TH CENTURY A.D.

2 1/2 in. (230 grams, 64 mm).

Heater-shaped with pellets to the rim, heraldic design of three lions passant gardant (the royal arms of England). [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Yorkshire, UK.
From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1727

Medieval Lead Trade Weight with Three Lions of England

Sold for (Inc. bp): £208

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