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Description: | Complete cast circular lead seal with a design on either face, in almost perfect condition. Seal of Pope Innocent VI (1352-1362). First side: Busts of St Peter and St Paul are each within an inverted pear shaped compartment defined by pellets. On the right, St Peter's beard and hair are shown to be curly by the use of pellets. On the left, St Paul's hair and beard are portrayed as being straight. There is a cross pattee supported on a staff between the busts. Above the busts is an inscription SPASPE. Second side: Inscription INNO/CENTIVS/PP VI. The second element of the inscription has been contracted - the letter "N" having been abbreviated using an overline above and between the letters "E" and "T". There is an omega above PP. A mullet of six points is positioned above and below the inscription. Both sides of the bull have a circle of pellets around the periphery. A thin raised line, a casting flaw, extends from the "O" in the top line of the inscription to the "V" in the bottom line of the inscription. The hole for the cord which attached the seal to the bulla remains intact. The find has a yellow/buff appearance.
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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