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Description: | A lead alnage cloth seal of early 18th century AD date. It is unclear whether this is a two disc seal or half of a four disc seal. The remaining circular discs measure 13.7mm in diameter and are joined by a folded connecting strip. One side of the piece bears the image in relief of the bust of Queen Anne facing left. The legend runs clockwise from 7 o'clock and reads: AN. SCO: F.ET.HI[B.....On the reverse is the image of a crowned thistle; the letter 'J' is in the left field and 1/2 (the duty in pence) is in the right field. The images on both sides are contained within a border or closely-spaced dashes.The object measures 1.5mm thick and weighs 2.54g.
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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