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Description: | A Medieval, cast, lead alloy papal bulla of Pope Clement V, 1305-1314. The obverse carries the name of the Pope in three lines, CLE/MENS/:PP:V. The reverse has the usual portraits of St Paul and St Peter beneath the letters [S]PA SPE. There is a cross between the two portraits, though this is faint. There is damage to the reverse. There is a depression to the right of the face of St Paul, and a scuff mark on the face of St Peter, which breaks through the dull buff patina of the bulla. There is ingrained dirt on the obverse. At the top and bottom of the edge of the bulla are depressions where the cord entered and exited the bulla. It is oval in shape and measures 31.89mm long x 38.01mm wide x 6.22mm thick. It weighs 42.70g.There are four other complete (or nearly so) bullae of Clement V on the PAS database; NMS-BEE056, SOM-708304, WMID-562956, SUSS-77BCA7, and three broken halves, PUBLIC-EE33DC, SF-2CA476 and SF-2C92A0. This seems relatively few for a Pope who must have issued bullae connected to the suppression of the Knights Templars. He was also the first Pope to be based at Avignon.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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