Large Medieval 'Thames' Pewter Double Tax Seal with Lion and Three Crowns

CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.

1 7/8 in. (33.7 grams, 47 mm).

Conjoined roundels with folded strap, Side A: three crowns flanked by initials 'D(?)A' and legend to the border 'C[..]ON{..}VYTSCO[...]'; Side B: lion rampant within a beaded border with legend '[...]VYTS * COD[...]'. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.

CONDITION

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