BSG.CS.01288 — Cloth Seal, Dutch, Nijmegen

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.