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Record ID: BH-0FACC0
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead-alloy disc from an alnage cloth seal of the Commonwealth period.
The upper surface of the sub-circular piece has been stamped with the Arms of the Commonwealth, with the legend 'COMMON[WEALTH...](E)E' surrounding. The reverse is plain.
Dimensions: 15.2mm diameter, 1.1mm thick. Weight: 1.26g.
Alnage seals, usually comprising four-discs and bearing the image, initials or arms of the reigning monarch, were attached to cloth throughout the post-Medieval period as a means of marking the duty payable on such items. An example recorded from London (Egan 1995: 61, no. 127) bore t…
Created on: Tuesday 5th February 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 6th February 2013
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This findspot is known as 'Princes Risborough', grid reference and parish protected.
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