Rare XIII-xivth Century Medieval Four-lobed Bronze Seal With Coat Of Arms

Dating: 13th-14th

Form: quatrefoil with suspension ring (rare form in sigillography )

Coat of arms: (Within a field of vert, a bend Or.)

The coat of arms described in the "Hispanic Community Coat of Arms Directory" features a simple, symbolic composition. The description indicates that the field is vert. On this field stands out a golden bend. The bend is one of the honored pieces in heraldry, and consists of a band that crosses the shield from the upper right corner to the lower left corner, following a diagonal line. The fact that the band is gold (yellow) adds further significance, as gold symbolizes nobility, magnanimity, power, light and wisdom.

Histories: uncommon surname scattered throughout Spain since antiquity, of families so nicknamed. In general, the tratists consulted affirm the French origin of this surname, some branches of which wrote it as Mares and others as Marés or Marès for philologist G.

Tibón, Mares is, simply, the plural or colloquial form of Mar, from Latin...