File:2593 Lead alloy Papal Bulla of Gregory X (FindID 253118).jpg

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2593 Lead alloy Papal Bulla of Gregory X.jpg
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2593 Lead alloy Papal Bulla of Gregory X.jpg
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English: Lead alloy Papal Bulla of Gregory X

Date: 1271-76 Diameter 37mm, thickness 5mm, weight 39.63g. Obverse: On the right, St. Peter is also depicted with complete facial features and his hair and beard are formed by pellets. Above the heads, the saints’ abbreviations are still partially visible with ‘SPA’ for St. Paul to the left and ‘SPE’ for St. Peter to the right. Both heads are separately surrounded by a tear-drop formation of linear beads, with a cross pattée supported on a staff between them. Reverse: GRE/GORIVS/PP X The ‘PP’ means ‘pastor pastorum’ and is translated as ‘shepherd of the shepherds’. There artefacts is in excellent condition.

Papal bullae such as this would have acted as seals on official Papal documents to authenticate their provenance and authority.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Gloucestershire
Date between 1271 and 1276
date QS:P571,+1271-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1271-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1276-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 253118
Old ref: GLO-885645
Filename: 2593 Lead alloy Papal Bulla of Gregory X.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/207606
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/207606/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/253118
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current22:06, 13 February 2017Thumbnail for version as of 22:06, 13 February 20171,906 × 827 (1.37 MB)Pigsonthewing (talk | contribs)Cropped 7 % horizontally and 28 % vertically using CropTool with precise mode.
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