Cloth Seal, Yorkshire, Alnage, Crowned Fleur-de-Lise, W I I G
Cloth Seal, Yorkshire, Alnage, Crowned Fleur-de-Lise, W I I G, Image & Found by Tracy Russell.
Found near Winchester, Hampshire, 20mm.
Blank // crowned fleur-de-lise, pellets to sides // W / I.I / G, COM...EBOR around // missing // blank
A four-disc alnage seal for Yorkshire, COM EBOR - County of Yorkshire in post medieval abbreviated Latin. The initials probably stand for the alnager / searcher. These types of seals are usually dated to the early 17th century.
See p.143, MOL 78.227/15, Elton, Cloth Seals, Archaeopress, 20017.