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Description: | A circular, copper alloy seal matrix with waisted hexagonal handle topped by circular suspension loop intact at top, aperture blocked. Device of untidy IHC in Lombardic script below a pitched roof, starburst at apex of roof and the cross which opens the legend rising through this on a short stem. Dot midway between roof apex and curve of H. Device separated from legend by a line; a similar line marks the outer edge of the matrix face.
Measurements: 15 mm diameter. 20 mm high.
Inscription: +DRIVTSV ( Mediaeval French; presumably meant for "Prive sui" (Lit. "I am private")). | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Szymanski, Irene | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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