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LOT 1824

Post Medieval Lead Bag Seal Collection

CIRCA 16TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.

(204 grams total, 13-32 mm).

Including mainly discoid in plan with impressions, some German cities and other types. [23, No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Yorkshire, UK.
From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1824

Post Medieval Lead Bag Seal Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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