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LOT 1344
Medieval Seal Ring
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.08 grams, 20.91 mm overall, 18.14 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
A copper-alloy seal ring with discoid plaque engraved with a blundered legend, seemingly 'IC[ ]VVVI'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the late 1990s-2000.
Property of an East London gentleman.
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