Medieval 'Fleur de Lys' Vesica Seal Matrix
Copper-alloy, 9.50 grams, 31.40 mm. Circa 13th century AD. A copper-alloy seal matrix of vesica shape with cast foliage and suspension loop to the reverse. The face bears a central fleur-de-lys motif surrounded by the text '+SCMVLINC' within an incised border. Reference: Pateman, B. Collecting Seals. An Illustrated Guide to Dating, London, 2008 p.45ff. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Cambridgeshire, UK.