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Description: | A copper alloy, circular seal matrix, tapering hexagonal handle intact, terminating in a circular suspension loop with small projection above; suspension aperture is circular. Handle bent to one side as shown in drawing; vertical lines cut into it, stopping short of the rim. Device of a shield bearing a boar's head between three cinquefoils pierced; above the shield, an eagle displayed. A line separates the shield from the legend area; eagle obscures the line and projects into the lettering, occupying the position of the cross which frequently opens legends.
Measurements: 19 mm diameter x 23 mm high; weight 14.4 g. | 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: | 1250
1400 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Irene Szymanski | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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