Gothic signet ring, ca. 1340 / 1380 · Europe · ID: 3051443
Starting price
EUR 200
Estimated price
EUR 250
Provenance
Collection Pidron, Paris, FranceJoachim Baum, Würzburg, Germany (1987)
Gudrun Hufnagel, Aschaffenburg, Germany
Size
H: 2,5 cm
H: 1.0 inch
Description
copper, plated with silver, hexagonal plate with engraved cop and surrounding lettering “Secretum Sigillum” (= secret seal), the profiled ring band bears the inscription twice: “Lexus Ante Peransiens per me” and “Lexus Antem (Autem) Transiens per me” (= through me, you to the law)
According to the previous owner, this was the official seal of the black prince (according to J. Baum, on the bill from 24 June 1987).