File:Medieval lead alloy papal bulla of Honorius III (FindID 286778).jpg

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Medieval lead alloy papal bulla of Honorius III
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Museum of London, Kate Sumnall, 2010-04-23 10:57:30
Title
Medieval lead alloy papal bulla of Honorius III
Description
English: A Medieval lead alloy Papal bulla of Pope Honorius III (AD1216-1227). The obverse depicts the head of St Peter to the right and St Paul to the left; with SPA SPE above, SPA is an abbreviation of Sanctus Paulus for St Paul and SPE an abbreviation for Sanctus Petrus for St Peter. There is a beaded border around the heads, representing the aureole (halo) and there is a further pelleted border around the edge of the motif and inscription. The reverse has the inscription "HONO/RIVS/PPIII" there is an omega above 'PP'. This seal is from Pope Honorius III, PP is an abbreviation of Pastor Pastorum, Shepherd of the shepherds. This seal has one cord hole extending along the vertical axis, it has created a ridge on the obverse.

Dimensions: thickness: 4.22mm; diameter: 40.91mm; weight: 47.98g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hertfordshire
Date between 1216 and 1227
date QS:P571,+1250-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1216-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1227-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 286778
Old ref: LON-86C1C7
Filename: Crookes - papal - Jan 10.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/277726
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/277726/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/286778
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Object location51° 45′ 58.32″ N, 0° 13′ 32.78″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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