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Description: | A small circular copper alloy seal matrix. The conical handle has six subtle facets tapering to a round loop, which is pierced with a 2mm circular hole, for suspension. The legend reads "SUM LEO FORTIS" in Roman style capitals, meaning "I am a strong lion". In the centre of the die is a crude motif of a lion with its tail curling above it. The seal has been cast and the legend chip carved.
This motto is found fairly commonly on ready made seals (Mills 1999, p. 26) and other examples on the PAS database include NMS-0C7ED2 (from Norfolk) and LIN-CCAF20 (from Lincolnshire). | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1300
1400 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Naomi Payne | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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