People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Seal-Matrix: William de Vaux, knight (d.1221×38) (counterseal)

Owner
William de Vaux, knight (d.1221×38)
Matrix Shape
round
Image description (obverse)
Counterseal of William; not the reverse of a double-sided seal as per Stevenson and Wood. The seal depicts a griffin *passant*, not on a shield; according to Greenwell and Blair’s Durham catalogue, the figure is a dragon.
Image description (reverse)
Legend (obverse)
+ SECRETVM WILLELMI (“Privy seal of William”).
Legend (reverse)
Catalogue
P/Vaux/1/1C
Notes
Dimensions: 1 ¼ in. (32 mm.) diameter. SW III, p.636. Durham 2533.