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LOT 1850
Medieval Personal Lead Seal Matrix of Hugo Cousins
CIRCA 13TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (6.81 grams, 30.16 mm).
Vesica-shaped with rosette and quatrefoil to the reverse, obverse with fleur-de-lys and legend to the border '+ SI hVGONIS COSIN' (seal of Hugh/Hugo Cosin). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Paul Moore collection, West Sussex, UK, 1990s-2000s.
Accompanied by a Paul Moore display card.
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