People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Seal-Matrix: William Malveisin, bishop of St Andrews (d.1238) (counterseal 2)

Owner
William Malveisin, bishop of St Andrews (d.1238)
Matrix Shape
pointed oval
Image description (obverse)
Counterseal of 1237. A *patriarchal cross* with two *estoiles wavy* beneath the upper arms and the Greek letters alpha and omega between the lower arms.
Image description (reverse)
Legend (obverse)
AVE MARIA GRACIA PLENA (“Hail Mary full of grace”)
Legend (reverse)
Catalogue
EA/StA/5/2C
Notes
Dimensions: 1 11/16 × 1 in. SW I, p.84.