People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Seal-Matrix: Roger, bishop of St Andrews (d.1202) (2)

Owner
Roger, bishop of St Andrews (d.1202)
Matrix Shape
pointed oval
Image description (obverse)
Second seal, single-sided; matrix struck after consecration in 1198. The bishop in profile to *sinister* with a mitre, standing on an inverted crescent, with right hand raised in benediction and left hand holding a crozier turned outward.
Image description (reverse)
Legend (obverse)
ROGERVS DEI GRACIA [S]COTTORVM EPISCOPVS (“Roger, by the grace of God, bishop of the Scots”)
Legend (reverse)
Catalogue
EA/StA/4/2
Notes
Dimensions: 3 3/8 × 2 1/8 in. (86 × 54 mm.) SW I, p.84. Durham 3618.