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Description: | Copper alloy Medieval seal matrix. At the apex is a collar followed by a trefoil suspension loop. Beneath the moulded collar the body is six-sided, flaring inwards slightly, then abruptly outwards towards the oval base.The motif is very worn and obscured by some corrosion. However, it appears to be a lion rampant with the legend '?LIVN FORTE', a probable corruption of the more common legend 'sum leo fortis' (translate: strength of the lion).Matrices of this style and size typically date to the thirteenth 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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