Record ID: YORYM-EFCDF3 - MEDIEVAL seal

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SEAL

Unique ID: YORYM-EFCDF3

Object type certainty: Certain

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A Bronze Seal for the Cloth Subsidy of the County of Essex. From the late 13th century to the 15th century.

Inscription: S'SUBSIDII PANNORUM IN COMT ESSE

Central motif: Kings Head.

The seal will most likely have had a wooden handle, which in now missing.

Comments by John Cherry: There are a number of these seals in the British Museums collections. A B Tonnochy Catalogue 1954 no's 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33. They run from the late 13th century to the fifteenth. Presumably each county had one (possibly more). This one has a crowned head in the middle and I would suggest a late 13th or early 14th century date.

Notes:

The details for this object were sent to Jim Halliday for recording. Irene Szymanski and John Cherry aided the identification. The object was photographed by the finder and the images were sent to Jim Halliday. The FLO has not seen the object.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Finder applying for an export licence

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Thickness: 10 mm
Diameter: 30 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East Midlands
County: Lincolnshire
District: East Lindsey
To be known as: Horncastle

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Dr John Cherry - [view all attributed records]
Secondary identifier: Mrs Irene Szymanski - [view all attributed records]

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