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LOT 1847
Medieval 'Published' Bronze Seal Matrix with Bust
14TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.07 grams, 21 mm).
Discoid seal with loop to the reverse, legend and central device of the vernicle. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Published
Bailey, G., Detector Finds 4 - Finds Identified, Witham, 2000, p.29, fig.18.
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