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Medieval seal; papal bulla of Pope Urban VI
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Derby Museums Trust, Anja Rohde, 2009-01-23 10:03:21
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Medieval seal; papal bulla of Pope Urban VI
Description
English: Medieval seal; cast lead papal bulla of Pope Urban VI, dating to 1378-1389. The bulla is large and sub-circular. The obverse reads ‘URB / ANUS / P.P. VI’ within a border of pellets. There are crowns above each letter of the ‘P.P’ and there is a row of tiny figures at the very bottom, possibly representing a court scene. The reverse has the portraits of Saint Paul and Saint Peter within borders of pellets, although Saint Peter is very worn. They are identified above with the letters ‘SPA SP[E]’. The whole has a thick, grey-white patina over its surface. Diameter 38.8mm, thickness 4.7mm, weight 46.69g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Nottinghamshire
Date between 1378 and 1389
date QS:P571,+1350-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1378-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1389-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 244697
Old ref: DENO-896813
Filename: E6253 papal bulla.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/200120
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/200120/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/244697
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