Cloth Seal, Angel, Gloria in Excelsis, London Coat of Arms

Cloth Seal, London Coat of Arms, Gloria in Excelsis, Image & Found by Goldenballsdetecting.
Found on the Thames foreshore, size is 43mm.

Complete two disc seal with connecting strip and rivet at the top. The riveted side shows an angel in pleated dress with palm leaf in right hand and garbe or torch? in the left hand, inscription around in annulus of pellets - *GLORIA*IN*EXCELSIS*16 32. Other side shows the arms of London with foliate design to sides and inscription curved above - .DE. LONDINO* all in a border of pellets.

See:- Nos.64 & 66, Fig.20 & Nos.67,68&69, Fig.21, Geoff Egan, 'Lead cloth seals and related items in the B.M. (B.M.occ.papers 93)'. The only dates known previously for this type of seal were 1633 & 1634. This is also the only known two disc version of these seals.