Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Fleur-de-Lys. Circa 13th-14th century A.D. Discoid with loop to the reverse, the matrix with a fleur-de-lys flanked by two birds. 2.44 grams, 13 mm (1/2 in.). [No Reserve]

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, collector. From his private collection since the 1970s; thence by descent circa 2000. Ex private collection of a Bedfordshire gentleman. 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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