Single-sided seal depicting Saint Andrew on his cross with a *nimbus* and an angel on each side, also with nimbuses and holding an altar candlestick. Below him is a monk kneeling to sinister under a pointed arch.
Image description (reverse)
Legend (obverse)
S’ IOH’IS ∙ P’ORIS SCI ANDREE APL’I IN ∙ SCOCIA ∙ (“Seal of John, prior of Saint Andrew the Apostle in Scotland”)
Legend (reverse)
Catalogue
EB/StA/3
Notes
Dimensions: 2 × 1 ¼ in
Note: used prior to 1292, when John’s second seal came into use (Scran ID: 000-180-001-796-C).
SW I, p.97.