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Description: | A medieval, cast, lead alloy, papal bulla of Pope Martin IV (IIII) (1281-1285). The "obverse" carries the name of the pope in three lines MAR/TINUS/PP IIII. The M,R and N are of a Lombardic, rather than Roman style and have curly serifs.The "reverse" has the usual portraits of Saints Paul and Peter beneath the letters SPA SPE. The letters are only partly visible. The cross which is between the two portraits is also hard to make out. Overall the reverse is not as clear as the side with the Pope's name. Cracks in the edge at the top and the bottom of the bulla show where the cord would entered and exited. It has an overall mottled appearance. Some grey shows through the light cream patina. Above both is some ingrained dirt. The bulla is 36.90mm x 35.77mm wide x 4.03mm thick. It weighs 34.69gm.On the PAS database there are seven more examples of this Pope listed. IOW-SC6967, BERK-480137, BERK-47FAF2, BERK-47DE41, SF9433, SF8298, and NMS1273, although this last one has no image.
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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