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LOT 1445

Post Medieval Roudel with George Slaying the Dragon

CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D.

1 3/8 in. (7.42 grams, 34 mm).

A copper-alloy roundel displaying Saint George on horseback slaying the dragon, the sun's rays beating down upon them; in relief. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired circa 2010.
From an old Essex, UK, collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 1445

Post Medieval Roudel with George Slaying the Dragon

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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