Lead, 30.55 grams, 45.49 mm. 13th-14th century AD. A large vesica-shaped seal with central panel bearing a fleur-de-lys motif. The border bears text reading +S [.]ThMEChIVDE[...]NO. EPS. presumably belonging to a bishop (episcopus abbreviated to EPS). Reference: Pateman, B. Collecting Seals, London, 2008. Good very fine condition. Provenance: found Chilton, Durham, England.