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Description: | A lead alnage cloth seal, probably of James II period (1685-88AD).
The seal comprises two sub-circular discs (there were probably four originally) joined by a folded connecting strip. The obverse has the raised image of a bare-headed monarch facing right and the legend: "OF [E]NG-LA[ND]. The reverse shows a lion passant, with "I I/2" above (the subsidy rate in pence).
The object measures 14.9mm in diameter by 3.1mm thick and weighs 3.56g. | 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: | 1685
1688 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Julian Watters | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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