People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

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

Owner
Roger, bishop of St Andrews (d.1202)
Matrix Shape
pointed oval
Image description (obverse)
Single-sided seal as bishop-elect, prior to consecration in 1198. The bishop seated front face and bareheaded, holding in his right hand a rod terminating in a fleur-de-lys, and in his left hand a book with a cross on the cover, pressed to his chest.
Image description (reverse)
Legend (obverse)
ROGERVS DEI GRACIA ELECTVS SANCTI ANDREE (“Roger, by the grace of God, bishop of Saint Andrews”)
Legend (reverse)
Catalogue
EA/StA/4/1
Notes
Dimensions: 2 ¾ × 1 ¾ in. (cf. Greenwell and Blair's measurement of 73 × 22 mm) SW I, p.83. Durham 3617 (dated to 1193).