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LOT 1844
Medieval 'Published' Bronze Seal Matrix with IHS
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.9 grams, 25 mm).
Chessman type with dense 'IHS' monogram. [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.
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