Rights Holder: Leicestershire County Council
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Unique ID: LEIC-C7CC44
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published
Silver seal matrix with fluted handle and integral suspension loop with cusped outline of Gothic form. The die is deeply engraved with a shield of arms which is difficult to read even under strong magnification, but appears to be two lions passant with their tails along their backs, within a double pearled border framing a band of scrolling foliage. The arms resemble the three lions conventionally found on the arms of England from c1195, but with two rather than three. The form of the handle and the style of the engraving suggest an early post-medieval date (the die has been rejected as medieval by the relevant curator) possibly early 16th Century date.
Subsequent action after recording: Undergoing further examination at a museum
Treasure case tracking number: 2008T268
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Quantity: 1
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SMR reference number: FLE19865
Treasure case number: 2008T268
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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