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BULLA
Unique ID: LEIC-FC52D4
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
Medieval lead alloy papal bulla of Alexander III, 1159-81, 35mm in diamter and 4mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a grey patina and weighs 38.81grams. The object is circular in form with a rectangular section. The upper surface has a small concave area and the bottom is flattened, this is where the chord attaching it to the papal bull would have emerged. The obverse shows portraits of Sts Peter and Paul with the inscription SPASPE (abbreviations of their names). The reverse has a raised dotted border and is inscribed ALEX/ANDER/PPIII.
Class:
Alexander III
Inscription:
ALEX/ANDER/PPIII
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1159
Date to: AD 1181
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 38.81 g
Diameter: 35 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 11th March 2009
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Charnwood (District)
Parish or ward: Thurcaston and Cropston (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK5510
Four figure Latitude: 52.684909
Four figure longitude: -1.187819
1:25K map: SK5510
1:10K map: SK51SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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