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Description: | A complete copper-alloy seal matrix dating to the medieval period. The matrix die is roughly circular and rises on the reverse to a hexagonally facetted conical handle. At the top of this is a worn collar and a pierced trefoil terminal. The matrix die itself is quite worn and hard to discern; there is an image of an eagle displayed (outstretched wings) in the centre with an inscription around the edge. This inscription cannot be clearly discerned but appears to have the letters 'REI(D)EO(..)IOVS/G. This may not be a personal seal but an 'off the shelf' seal bearing a religious or generic message, such as refering to the privacy of the seal. The seal matrix is of a type that dates from the 13th or 14th century AD, with impersonal seals becoming more common in the later part of the period.
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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