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Description: | A medieval lead papal bulla of Pope Gregory IXth (AD 1227-1241). The object is sub-circular, with a small flattening at the bottom at the point at which the cord would have emerged having travelled vertically through the bull from the top in an internal pipe, now filled with corrosion product. This pipe is indicated by a raised line on the reverse. The obverse bears the inscription GRE/GORIVS./PP.VIIII. in three lines, within a pelleted border (omega above the 'P's; V for U). The 'PP' stands for 'Pastor Pastorum', translated as 'shepherd of the shepherds'.The reverse bears the conventional stamped busts of Saints Peter and Paul both within drop-shaped pelleted borders, possibly haloes, which join to the outer pelleted border. On the left, St Paul's beard is portrayed as being long, straight and pointed, whilst his hair is straight and swept back. On the right, Peter looks left with his more rounded hair and beard both formed of pellets. Between the two is a cross with a long shaft. Above is the inscription: 'SPA [S]PE' (abbreviations for St Paul and St Peter).The bulla is 37.3mm long by 37.6mm across, 5.2mm thick and weighs 43.97g.The bulla has some indents and grooves from post depositional damage. Dr Tim Pestell notes of NMS-155876 that "The bull is typical for those of Gregory IX in having an edge to the flan extending beyond the pelleted outer border on both the obverse and reverse." This example is from a different die to NMS-155876 as it lacks the horizontal line under SPA. Bullae of Gregory IX account for at least 22 out of 347 examples of bulla currently on the PAS database.
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