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Unique ID: LON-243872
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Post Medieval lead alloy alnage cloth seal of George I (AD 1714-1727). The seal consists of two discs connected by a rectangular strip. It is impossible to say whether the original seal consisted of two or four discs. One disc depicts the bust of the king, in profile facing right. The inscription reads FIDEI DEFEN (defender of the faith). There is a radiating border around the edge of the disc. The other face depicts a rose and thistle, surmounted by a crown. There is a 1 to the left of the crown and 1/2 to the right - indicating the duty in pence.
A parallel can be found in Egan (1994, no. 158) and several examples can be found on the PAS database: SWYOR-1CCC94 and HAMP-8E86A8
Dimensions: Bust disc diameter: 14.21 mm; Thistle disc diameter: 14.54 mm; thickness: 1.53 mm; weight: 3.08g.
Reference: Egan, G. 1994. Lead cloth seals and related items in the British Museum. Occasional Paper 93. The British Museum Press; London.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1714
Date to: Circa AD 1727
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.53 mm
Weight: 3.08 g
Diameter: 14.54 mm
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Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
4 Figure: TQ3280
Four figure Latitude: 51.5035277
Four figure longitude: -0.09955492
1:25K map: TQ3280
1:10K map: TQ38SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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