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Record ID: LEIC-31918E
Object type: VERVEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval silver hawking vervel, 12mm in diameter 0.5mm thick and weighing 0.22g.
The vervel is circular in form and rectangular in cross section with a central hole 8mm in diameter. It is inscribed on both sides with crudely-executed italic lettering.
side 1 is inscribed: 'Lord Wotten Earle of Bellemont'.
side 2 is harder to decipher, but appears to read: ‘a[t] Swarkeston Com Darbysher’
Discussion: The vervel is a ‘washer’ type (Lewis & Richardson Type A), generally dated to the 17th century. Many examples have been through the Treasure process inclu…
Created on: Monday 9th July 2018
Last updated: Friday 11th December 2020
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