File:CREDE FERENTI - seal matrix (FindID 1012297).jpg

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CREDE FERENTI - seal matrix
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Derby Museums Trust, Megan Gard, 2020-10-08 12:35:54
Title
CREDE FERENTI - seal matrix
Description
English: A complete Medieval copper-alloy seal matrix, dating to AD 1200 - 1400. The seal is a pointed oval or vessica shape it is decorated with a central raised rib and an integral lug set close to the upper end on the reverse. . The die face bears a wyvern walking right.  A circumferential legend is present which reads CREDE FERENTI – the inscription means ‘believe the bearer’, i.e. you may trust the message which this device seals.

Length: 25.04 mm
Width: 15.33 mm

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Depicted place (County of findspot) Rutland
Date between 1200 and 1400
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1200-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindIdentifier: 1012297
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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/1118444
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1118444/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1012297
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution License version 2.0 (verified 12 November 2020)
Object location52° 41′ 22.2″ N, 0° 28′ 04.71″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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