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Description: | Medieval Lead or lead alloy (perhaps pewter) seal matrix, flat with stub of lug at top. Circular, diameter 33mm. Octofoil. + S'·GAFRIDI·FIL'I·BRION· (Seal of Geoffrey son of Brian). Brien is a Breton name imported at the Conquest while Brian is Old Irish introduced by the Norse (Reaney and Wilson 1991, 63-4). The former is more likely in this case. 13th century.
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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