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Description: | An incomplete post-medieval cast lead cloth seal of early 18th-century date. Two discs survive from what was probably a four-disc seal from the series featuring a monarch's head. As Egan (1994, 60) states, the relief designs on these alnage seals are characterised by fine detail resulting from well-engraved dies. The upper disc bearing the king's head (Dia.: 13.9mm) depicts the bust of George I facing right. The bust is surrounded by the legend 'MAG : BRI REX'. The lower disc (Dia.: 15.1mm) depicts a crown over a united rose-and-thistle plant, as in similar seals found in Egan 1994 (68; ref. 158). These discs are joined by a loop; any further discs have since been broken off and lost.
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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