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Description: | Medieval copper alloy seal matrix, 21mm long, 17mm in diameter and weighing 7.40grams. The object is conical in form with a circular matrix surface. It has a hexagonal shaft with terminates with a double raised collar and an incomplete circular suspension loop at its apex. The matrix shows a lion rampant facing right and its inscription is largely missing due to wear and damage, with just the lower half of most letters showing.Malcolm Jones has kindly identified the legend as SV[M LEO FORTIS] 'I am a strong lion'
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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