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Description: | Medieval (14th Century) copper alloy seal matrix. It is circular in plan with a worn break on the reverse, from a missing suspension loop. The matrix design is that if a facing crowned bust, with palm leaves to either side. The surrounding legend reads: S'RIC.REX.ANGL.ET.FRA translating as Seal of Richard, King of England and France. A legend such as this suggests that the matrix was an official issue.John Cherry has commented on this matrix: "I suspect that this is a counterseal or clerks seal for a minor deputed seal such as those for customs or for recognition of debts and probably dates from the reign of Richard II."
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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