People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Seal-Matrix: Saer de Quincy, earl of Winchester (d.1219) (1)

Owner
Saer de Quincy, earl of Winchester (d.1219)
Matrix Shape
round
Image description (obverse)
Single-sided seal of Saer de Quincy, earl of Winchester (d.1219), in use c.1187×1207 (prior to Saer’s succession as earl). The seal depicts a shield bearing arms of a *fess* with a *label* of eleven points in *chief*; on the base of the seal, to *sinister*, is a *roundel*, the detail of which is indistinct in the only surviving impression.
Image description (reverse)
Legend (obverse)
SIGILL SEH . . . . . QVENCI (“Seal (of) Saher……Quincy”).
Legend (reverse)
Catalogue
P/Quin/1/1
Notes
Dimensions: 2 ¼ in. diameter. SW III, p.551.