Cloth Seal, Dutch, Nijmegen
Cloth Seal, Dutch, Nijmegen, Image & Found by Aad Dulfer.
Found in West-Brabant, Netherlands, 22mm.
Double-headed eagle displayed // figure in armour with sceptre or weapon in right hand and globus cruciger in left, seated on throne (NY ME GE[N])*
*from a drawing - the top of the ME can be seen between the knees on this example. The figure represents Charlemagne and appears on seals from other towns (information from Jan van Oostveen).
A cloth seal from Nijmegen.
See BSG.CS.01778 for a seal from Aachen with Charlemagne on it.
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