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Description: | Copper-alloy seal matrix with tall faceted conical handle. The die is circular, 22mm in diameter, and the handle ends in a trefoil perforation below a small upper circular perforation. Both the central motif and the inscription are easily legible. The central motif is a shield, which has been divided into four with a double cross. In the top right and bottom left quarters of the shield there is a crescent moon shape, whilst the top left and bottom right have a star shape. A plant or feather is depicted coming out of the top of the shield. Surrounding the shield there is a circle of dots and surrounding that is the inscription, which reads S'IOHN [R]ERIS.DE.[T]I[D]E-O (the hyphen indicates an unreadable letter and the square brackets indicate uncertain letters). Other possibilities include S'IOHN [R]ERIS.DE.[G]I[DG]O or S'IOHN [R]ERIS.DE.[G]I[PEG]O. The matrix dates to the 13th or 14th century. Inscription: S'IOHN [R]ERIS.DE.[T]I[D]E-O | Subjects: | Heraldic | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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