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Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,750
(Bronze, 53 grams, 59 mm.).
Circa 16th century AD. A large cast bronze vesica-shaped seal matrix with the design of an ornate crowned royal armorial with supporters above the inscription in seriffed capitals OFFICIA/LITAT/ARCNNAT/NOT (by authority of the office of the archdeaconry of Nottingham); to the border the inscription SIGILLUM:REGIE:MAIESTIE:AD.CAVSAS: ECCLESIASTIC[A]S (seal of His Majesty the King for church matters); the reverse with deep, pierced rib.
PROVENANCE:
Found by Chris Burstall near Melton, Leicestershire, UK in 2006; recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme under reference LEIC-AE7A93.
LITERATURE:
Published and discussed in the Portable Antiquities Scheme Annual Report 2006, p.122.
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