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Description: | Treasure reference no. 2016 T627: a medieval silver annular brooch. The frame is circular, flat, and has a narrow restriction for the pin. The pin is missing. The frame bears an inscription in capital letters on one side, which reads + IO SVI FLVR D[E] [?L]EAL AMVR (I am the flower of [?loyal] love).The brooch dates probably to the thirteenth or early fourteenth century. A similar inscription can be seen on an example from Weston on Avon, ref.WAW-D42D94 (+ IO SVI FLUR DE LEL IA, meaning I Am The Flower Of Loyal [Love]), and on another from Lidlington, Bedfordshire, ref.2003 T240 (+ IE SVI FLV(R) D(E) BON AMVR, meaning I am the flower of good love). An example in gold from Westminster Abbey, and now in the British Museum, reads IO SVI FLVR DE FIN AM[OUR] (accession number 1850,1105.2.In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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