Cloth Seal, Kent, Alnage, Crowned Rose, BT
Cloth Seal, Kent, Alnage, Crowned Rose, BT, Image & Held by Mike Patrick.
Bought in England, 21mm.
Crowned double rose B T to sides, S...(C)O.KE(NT.)... around (Lombardic) // split rivet stub, heavy scratches
An early 16th century alnage seal for Kent.
See Egan. G., 1987, Provenanced Leaden Cloth Seals by Geoffrey Egan, Sub-Department of Medieval Archaeology, University College, University of London, submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, 1987, p.137, "A number of seals with a crown over a double rose and Lombardic-letter legends have been recorded: crown over double rose, letter to each side, S:PAO'VEAL:I:CO:KENT(A) around (Lombardic letters, the last letter in the legend varies from stamp to stamp) //-"
This seal adds two new initials (BT) to what is believed to be the group of alnagers or deputy alnagers who used these seals.
See also Geoff Egan, Lead Cloth Seals and Related Items in the British Museum Occasional Paper 93, No.47, Fig.16.
There is an interesting similarity between this design and coins of Henry VIII for 1526-47, see BSG.CS.01942.
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