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LOT 1400
Medieval Silver Shield-Shaped Ring with Crosses
CIRCA 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.43 grams, 20.79 mm overall, 18.04 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
With teardrop plaque and heraldic design of crosses potent flanking chevrons.
Provenance
From the collection of a High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman, circa 2000.
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