BSG.CS.01961 — Cloth Seal, Yorkshire, Alnage, Crowned Fleur-de-Lise, W I I G

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.

See also BSG.CS.01488 and PAS SF-5C779E, which shows that an outer disc was probably stamped with the legend (SE)RCHED. And see BSG.CS.01446 and PAS NLM-731615 for inner discs of this type.