BSG.CS.02104 — Cloth Seal, George I, Alnage, Crowned Rose & Thistle

Blank // head of George I, R * M . B around // crown over rose and thistle on same plant, 1 to right // crown over GR

A complete four-disc alnage seal for George I.

See Egan, No.154-168 Fig.27-28, Lead Cloth Seals and Related Items in the British Museum, particularly No.165 which is stated to have "head of George I, R* M B around"

The 1 signifies one penny (d) for the alnage/subsidy charge. The alnage system officially ended in England in 1724, three years before the death of George I.