Cloth Seal, George I, Colchester Alnage, Image by StuE, Found by Dave Marvin.
Found near Colchester, Essex, 15mm.
missing // bust of George I inscription around - FIDEI DEFEN // crown 3 beneath, fleur-de-lis COLCHESTER around // missing
The two inner discs from a four disc alnage seal clearly assigned to Colchester with a subsidy of 3d and the bust of George I on the other surviving disc with a common 'Defender of the Faith' inscription around. One of the last alnage seals as the system ended in 1724.