Medieval Lead Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix with Fleur-de-Lys

13TH CENTURY A.D.

1 5/8 in. (32.4 grams, 42.4 mm).

Scaphoid in plan with rounded edges, cruciform strap to reverse; obverse with incuse legend 'S' [...]E . FILLI . AV [...]' ( ... son of ...); supplied with a plaster impression. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Little Wibraham, South Cambridgeshire, UK.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SF-B3407B.

CONDITION

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LOT 1918