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Description: | A complete cast lead Medieval Seal Matrix. The large flat circular seal is flat on the back and has no signs of any attachment. The front face has a central device of a cross with a crescent in each angle and the legend around the edge reads S': ALDRED[I]' : BADIW. The diameter is 26.0mm, the thickness is 3.1mm and the weight is 13.71g.
The name Alfred is Anglo-Saxon, which although it survives today as a surname, vanished as a forename by the middle of the thirteenth century. Therefore, it is suggested that this seal belongs to the early part of the 13th century. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Staves, Lisa - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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