File:Medieval Papal bulla (Urban V) (FindID 178052).jpg

English: A worn and corroded cast medieval lead papal bulla of Pope Urban V (1362-1370 AD). The object is sub-circular, with small truncations at the top and bottom at the points at which the cord would have travelled through an internal recess. One face bears the conventional stamped busts of Saints Peter and Paul both within drop-shaped pelleted borders, possibly haloes. On the left, St Paul's beard is portrayed as being long, straight and pointed, whilst his hair is straight and swept back. On the right, Peter looks left with his more rounded hair and beard both formed of pellets. Between the two is a crozier. Above is the inscription: 'SPA SPE' (abbreviations for St Paul and St Peter). The other face is less worn and corroded; indeed the face bearing the busts of Peter and Paul features some traces of iron corrosion product. In fact, it appears to have been struck harder originally, or the die engraved far more recently than the die depicting the saints which might have endured from preceding pontificates. It bears the inscription 'URB/ANUS/PP. V. (omega above the 'P's; rounded 'U's) ' in three lines, within a pelleted border. The 'PP' stands for 'Pastor Pastorum', translated as 'shepherd of the shepherds'. The 'N' and 'S' have received gouges.