Copper-alloy, 7.34 grams, 32.69 mm. Circa 13th-15th century AD. A cast vesica-shaped seal matrix with median rib and pierced suspension lug on the reverse. The seal's design is divided into a central field and surrounding text. The central design is a pelican pecking at its breast, with one wing extended over a nest of three fledglings and a star below. The text is executed in seriffed capitals and reads +S'TOMEFILISWANILT', probably intended for 'Sigillum (seal) of T(h)omas son of Swan(h)ild' with elision of the ending indicated by a superscript cross. The symbol of the pelican is drawn from medieval religious symbolism where the bird was believed to peck its own breast to feed its young onn its blood, emblematic of Christ suffering for the sins of mankind. Reference: Tonnochy, A.B., Catalogue of Seal-Dies in the British Museum, London, 1952. Very fine condition, complete. Provenance: found Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England in 2008 and reported to the PAS at that time under reference WMID-108C08. Supplied with PAS documentation.