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Description: | A Medieval copper-alloy personal seal matrix.The printing face is circular and heavily corroded. When printed, the poorly executed central image shows a hare or rabbit standing left, surrounded by a beaded circular border. The legend, which extends clockwise from 12 o'clock, reads *CREDE FRENTI, which is a misspelling of 'Crede ferenti', meaning 'Believe the bearer'. The back of the matrix is generally flat-surfaced, the only exception being a damaged lug handle, located at 12 o'clock, below which is a tapering rib.Dimensions: 19.7mm diameter, 6.1mm thick. Weight: 4.64g.Matrices of this type - small, circular in plan and bearing a Latin motto rather than the name of the owner - date from the 14th century. Other seal matrices bearing the correct version of this legend include PAS records NCL-9342B4 and WAW-01DC13.
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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