Cloth Seal, Commonwealth Alnage Seal, 1652, Image & Found by Joe Clarke.
Found Near Glastonbury, Somerset, 15mm.
Scratched numbers // armillary or celestial sphere ... . SHIRE.1652 around // thistle // blank
A four-disc alnage seal from the commonwealth period. The celestial or armillary sphere is more commonly found on Portuguese cloth seals. The only other type of English cloth seal known to have one is as part of the South Seas & Fisheries Company arms - see BSG.CS.01011.
