People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Seal-Matrix: Albin, bishop of Brechin (d.1269)

Owner
Albin, bishop of Brechin (d.1269)
Matrix Shape
pointed oval
Image description (obverse)
Single-sided seal depicting the bishop in profile to *sinister* with his right hand raised in benediction and his left holding a crozier, standing on an inverted crescent beneath which is an angel. On the *dexter* is a crescent enclosing a wavy star, and on the *sinister* are three dots.
Image description (reverse)
Legend (obverse)
ALBINVS DEI GRACIA BRECHINENSIS EPISCOPVS (“Albin, by the grace of God, bishop of Brechin”)
Legend (reverse)
Catalogue
EA/Bre/1/1
Notes
Dimensions: 2 5/8 × 1 ½ in. (67 × 38 mm.) SW I, p.130. Durham 3599 (1).