Cloth Seal, George I, Alnage, Lion on Crown
Cloth Seal, George I, Alnage, Lion on Crown, 1714 onward, Image by Derfel, Found by Peter Olivant.
Found on Thames foreshore, ?mm.
Blank // head facing right MAG BRI REX around // lion on crown, 3 to left // blank
A complete four disc alnage seal with disc 2 displaying the bust of George I with MAG BRI REX curved around. Disc 3 shows a lion on a crown with 3 to left. Both have a circular border of short rays.
See Geoff Egan, 'Lead cloth seals and related items in the B.M. (B.M.occ.papers 93)' No specific match but portrait matches George I, see Figs.27 & 28 Nos.154, 161 & particularly 168. Those shown in Egan all seem to be for a 1 ½ d. alnage levy.
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