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Description: | A post-Medieval copper-alloy medallion.The oval medallion would have been suspended by means of a right-angled loop, which extends upwards from the top. Both sides of the medallion bear relief-moulded decoration. On one side is a bearded male head, angled to the right, his head partially covered by a hood, with a halo behind. The legend 'S ANAST.MO.E.M' extends around the base of this side, beginning at 9 o'clock, extending anti-clockwise, and ending at 3 o'clock. The other side is occupied by a nimbate male figure who stands angled to the left, wears a Roman-style cuirass and holds a transverse flag in his left hand. The figure, moulded in high relief, is shown as if standing in front of a landscape or seascape comprised of a series of horizontal ridges. The legend on this side begins at 8 o'clock, extends clockwise, and reads 'S.VE'.Length: 30.2mm; width: 19.5mm; thickness: 2.3mm; weight: 3.05g.Philip Attwood (pers. comm.) identifies this as a 17th or 18th century medallion depicting a Saint Anastasius (unclear which) and Saint Venantius. Attwood suggests that the latter part of the legend on St. Anastasius's side, 'MO E M', may translate as 'monk and martyr', and cites a medallion with a similar, slightly extended, legend in the collections of the British Museum.
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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