Cloth Seal, Dutch, Leiden, Crossed Keys & Lion
Cloth Seal, Dutch, Leiden, Crossed Keys & Lion, Image & Found by Peter van Lierop.
Found in the village of St.Michielsgestel, Holland, 27mm, 16.6g.
Pellet flowerhead pellet / 34 / pellet flowerhead pellet // lion holding sword in right paw and ribbon attached to shield bearing crossed keys in left paw, LEYDEN.IN.HOLLANDT around
This Leiden cloth seal clearly shows that, unlike some other Leiden seals that show arrows in the left paw, the left paw is holding some kind of strap or ribbon attached to the arms of Leiden.
The 34 refers to the length of cloth in ells.
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