A Comet at Christmas

robfinds · Dec 22, 2013

Had this small bronze Medieval seal the other day. It looks like a two tailed comet, a portent of change in Medieval times (not for the better).

Theakiki · Dec 22, 2013

Incredible!

CRUSADER · Dec 22, 2013

Those early ones are pretty hard to get, shame the letters are so degraded, I can only just see the 'S'

Silver Searcher · Dec 22, 2013

robfinds said:
Had this small bronze Medieval seal the other day. It looks like a two tailed comet, a portent of change in Medieval times (not for the better).

Nice little find there Rob :icon_thumleft:

some thing you don't see every day.

SS

robfinds · Dec 22, 2013

CRUSADER said:
Those early ones are pretty hard to get, shame the letters are so degraded, I can only just see the 'S'

Hi Cru, yes hard to make out the letters. When you see how small the seal is though it's not surprising. That's a five pence piece at the side of it. Smallest seal I have ever found.

robfinds · Dec 22, 2013

Silver Searcher said:
Nice little find there Rob some thing you don't see every day.

SS

Hello Colin cheers, it's so small thought it was a button at first.

CRUSADER · Dec 22, 2013

robfinds said:
Hi Cru, yes hard to make out the letters. When you see how small the seal is though it's not surprising. That's a five pence piece at the side of it. Smallest seal I have ever found.

wow, that is tiny!

Westfront · Dec 22, 2013

How big/small is a 5 pence? Great find!

robfinds · Dec 22, 2013

CRUSADER said:
wow, that is tiny!

You sound like my wife :laughing7:

CRUSADER · Dec 22, 2013

Westfront said:
How big/small is a 5 pence? Great find!

cicra 18mm

Westfront · Dec 22, 2013

Thanks Cru, then the seal seems to be around 15mm. Not that small for a medieval seal? Most of the ones seen here are that size. Are the seals over there usually bigger?

romeo-1 · Dec 22, 2013

Very cool seal!

VERDE · Dec 22, 2013

Hey robfinds!! Really Neat Find!! Thanks for Sharing!! MERRY CHRISTMAS and GOOD HUNTING!! VERDE!!

robfinds · Dec 22, 2013

VERDE said:
Hey robfinds!! Really Neat Find!! Thanks for Sharing!! MERRY CHRISTMAS and GOOD HUNTING!! VERDE!!

Merry Christmas to you and your family.

CRUSADER · Dec 23, 2013

Westfront said:
Thanks Cru, then the seal seems to be around 15mm. Not that small for a medieval seal? Most of the ones seen here are that size. Are the seals over there usually bigger?

yes, I only have two of these early 'flat circular with single loop types' - 21mm & 22mm

I have a smallish 14th C 'chest piece one' at 17mm

The only 2 I have close are a 17th C ring type at 14mm & another 17th C at 16mm

Maybe the type you find are later than his 13th C example?