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Description: | Copper-alloy seal matrix. The die is roughly circular, 18-19 mm in diameter, and rises on the reverse to a hexagonally facetted conical handle. At the top of this is a double collar and then a pierced trefoil terminal, now blocked with iron corrosion. Parts of the surface of the handle are lost to corrosion. The central motif is an eagle displayed (not particularly well carved) and the reasonably clear inscription around reads *ECLE LETOD LSV. The D could perhaps be an R and the L lacks a serif to the horizontal stroke, so could perhaps be an I. Although the spacing of the letters is eccentric, the inscription could perhaps be read as EC LEL ET ODL ( or ORI) SV - I loyal and ? am. The choice of 'ec' instead of 'ie' plus the leaving of the verb to the end of the sentence suggests a combination of French intention and English execution. 14th century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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