Rights Holder: Leicestershire County Council
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Unique ID: LEIC-B1EFE3
Object type certainty: Certain
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Medieval lead alloy Papal Bulla of Gregorius X, 1272-1276, 32mm in diameter, 4mm thick and weighing 34.31grams. The object is circular with a slightly raised border and has a central hole c4mm in diameter (not original). The obverse is decorated with the portraits of St Peter and St Paul contained in oval dotted borders. The reverse is inscribed over three lines GRE/GO[R]IVS/ .PP. X.
Class: Gregorius X
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1272
Date to: Circa AD 1276
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 34.31 g
Diameter: 32 mm
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Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
4 Figure: SK5415
Four figure Latitude: 52.72995324
Four figure longitude: -1.20179086
1:25K map: SK5415
1:10K map: SK51NW
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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