BSG.CS.00811 — Cloth Seal, William III, Alnage, Lion

Found on Thames foreshore, 42x17mm.

Blank // bust facing right, inscription around // lion statant gardant 3 beneath // RWR monogram

A four-disc alnage seal of William III with his distinctive royal monogram incorporating a retrograde R and a normal R ligatured to the outer arms of a W. This monogram can also be found on seals of subsequent monarchs due to its continued use by alnagers as a rivet stamp.