Common seal of the City of Exeter

This seal is the oldest example surviving from any of the towns and cities of England. It reads ‘SIGILLVM CIVITATIS EXONIE’, meaning ‘the seal of the city of Exeter’.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
L88/a
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Exeter archaeology
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Material
silver
Common Name
common seal of the City of Exeter
Simple Name
seal matrix
Period Classification
Medieval (1200-1500)
Production Year Low
1170
Production Year High
1200

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common seal of the City of Exeter