People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Seal-Matrix: Robert Bruce V, lord of Annandale (d.1295) (counterseal?)

Owner
Robert Bruce V, lord of Annandale (d.1295)
Matrix Shape
round
Image description (obverse)
Single-sided seal or counterseal depicting Robert on horseback to *sinister* wearing armour and a plumed helmet. He carries a sword in his right hand, and a shield is suspended from his neck, bearing arms of a saltire and *chief*; the same arms are repeated on the *caparisons* of the horse.
Image description (reverse)
Legend (obverse)
ESTO : FEROX : VT : LEO (“Be as fierce as a lion”).
Legend (reverse)
Catalogue
P/Bru/3/1
Notes
Dimensions: 1 ¼ in. diameter. SW II, p.263, no.586.