North Lincolnshire Museum, Lisa Staves, 2008-08-01 09:32:07
Title
Medieval Papal Bull of Pope Alexander III
Description
English: A complete medieval lead papal bulla of Pope Alexander III, c. 1159-81. On the obverse are the busts of St Peter and St Paul, each within a beaded border. Above the busts is the inscription SPA SPE. The reverse has the inscription of the pope ALEX/ANDER/PP.III. The edges of the bulla have sustained considerable damage and there is a hole in the centre (3.3mm) that has been drilled from both sides. The diameter is 35.7mm, the thickness is 6.4mm and the weight is 46.63g.
Depicted place
(County of findspot) Lincolnshire
Date
between 1159 and 1181
date QS:P571,+1150-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1159-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1181-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 227560 Old ref: NLM-2D1B54 Filename: NLM12447.jpg
Credit line
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
Attribution: The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum
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