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Description: | Lead vesica shaped seal matrix. There is a bent suspension loop at one end on the reverse. The face of the seal contains a simple five pointed star with a legend surrounding it. The legend reads: S' HERIC F' ANDER. The 'H' and the 'E' are joined, and it is even possible that the letter 'E' is reversed. There is no bar between the N, and so it could possibly be two II's or an I and an L, however this does not make much sense in terms of a personal name. Clearly the seal is a lower quality product and this is reflected in the mis-spelling of the first name 'HENRIC', which is rendered here 'HERIC'. The last name 'ANDER' may be short for 'ANDREW'. The seal therefore may read 'Seal of Henry, son of Andrew.
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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