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Description: | Post Medieval royal wax seal, broken. The obverse shows a man mounted on a horse, the reverse shows a man seated on a throne. Given the size of it, it is probably a 'great seal' and would have been used on a fairly important document. It is made of brown wax rather than green or red. It is made in two layers with the parchment tag (now cut off) sandwiched between. This suggests 1700s or later. That is backed up by the word 'Archithesaurius' around the rim. George I (1714-27) used this: he called himself Arch-Treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire. Some later monarchs probably used the phrase as well. But against this is the costume of the monarch on the throne which resembles the costume of the Stuart period. The words 'Magna Britannia' may indicate that that it must postdate the Act of Union (1707) but in fact Charles I was the first to use that wording on seals. The latest date for the costume might be James II which would date it to the 1680s. Recorded at Lancaster Finds Day, 14.05.05
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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