People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Seal-Matrix: Richard, bishop of St Andrews (d.1178) (counterseal)

Owner
Richard, bishop of St Andrews (d.1178)
Matrix Shape
oval
Image description (obverse)
Counterseal consisting of an antique gem in a metal setting and a depiction of a charioteer driving a biga or two-horsed chariot.
Image description (reverse)
Legend (obverse)
FRACTA REVELD SECRETVM – ought to read ‘REVELO’. (“When broken I reveal a secret”, or “I, the privy seal, reveal things broken”).
Legend (reverse)
Catalogue
EA/StA/3/1C
Notes
Dimensions: 1 ¼ × 13/16 in. (29 × 22 mm.) SW I, p.83. Durham 3616 (2).