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LOT 1863
Medieval 'Published' Bronze Seal Matrix with Crowned R
14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (8.8 grams, 26 mm).
Chessman-type with pierced finial; die with capital 'R' beneath a crown surrounded by a wreath. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
PublishedBailey, G., Detector Finds 4 - Finds Identified, Witham, 2000, p.28, fig17; Bailey, G., Detector Finds 6, Witham, 2008, p.32, fig.C8.31a-c.
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