A nineteenth century lead Russian bale seal of St. Petersburg. The seal is a circular disc with a hole running between the two faces for the cord or string. Lettering is visible on both sides. The letters are very worn in places. Side A reads: ?SP[B]\/[?}HRH\/{?N]1803. Side B reads: ?NA\/?r\u041b\u041b?N\/??A\/?H14.<\/p>\n
The letters SPB stand for St. Petersburg. The seal indicates that the goods have been checked for quality and\/or taxed. Such seals were attached to flax and hemp seed bags and finished linen.<\/p>\n\n","notes":null,"old_findID":"LIN-328136","id":"479265","objecttype":"SEAL","classification":null,"subclass":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2012-01-03 16:08:54","broadperiod":"MODERN","updated":"2012-01-03 16:26:00","treasureID":null,"secwfstage":"4","secuid":"PAS4F032813001C87","findofnote":null,"objecttypecert":"1","datefound1":null,"datefound2":null,"createdBy":"54","curr_loc":null,"inscription":null,"reason":null,"subsequentAction":"Returned to finder"}],"record":[{"id":"479265","old_findID":"LIN-328136","uniqueID":"PAS4F032813001C87","objecttype":"SEAL","classification":null,"subclass":null,"length":"22","height":null,"width":"19","thickness":"4","diameter":null,"quantity":"1","other_ref":null,"treasureID":null,"broadperiod":"MODERN","numdate1":"1803","numdate2":"1803","description":"\n
A nineteenth century lead Russian bale seal of St. Petersburg. The seal is a circular disc with a hole running between the two faces for the cord or string. Lettering is visible on both sides. The letters are very worn in places. Side A reads: ?SP[B]\/[?}HRH\/{?N]1803. Side B reads: ?NA\/?r\u041b\u041b?N\/??A\/?H14.<\/p>\n
The letters SPB stand for St. Petersburg. The seal indicates that the goods have been checked for quality and\/or taxed. Such seals were attached to flax and hemp seed bags and finished linen.<\/p>\n\n","notes":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2012-01-03 16:08:54","updated":"2012-01-03 16:26:00","secwfstage":"4","findofnote":null,"objecttypecert":"1","datefound1":null,"datefound2":null,"inscription":null,"disccircum":null,"museumAccession":null,"subsequentAction":"1","objectCertainty":"1","dateFromCertainty":"4","dateToCertainty":"4","dateFoundFromCertainty":null,"dateFoundToCertainty":null,"subPeriodFrom":null,"subPeriodTo":null,"reason":null,"username":"adaubney","fullname":"Adam Daubney","institution":"LIN","usernameUpdate":"adaubney","fullnameUpdate":"Adam Daubney","primaryMaterial":"Lead","secondaryMaterial":null,"decoration":null,"style":null,"manufacture":"Cast","surfaceTreatment":null,"completeness":"Complete","preservation":null,"cert":"Certain","periodFrom":"MODERN","periodTo":null,"culture":null,"discmethod":"Metal detector","finder":null,"identifier":" Adam Daubney","secondaryIdentifier":null,"recorder":" Adam Daubney","county":"LINCOLNSHIRE","parish":null,"district":"WEST LINDSEY","easting":null,"northing":null,"gridref":null,"fourFigure":null,"map25k":"SK8489","map10k":"SK88NW","address":null,"postcode":null,"findspotdescription":null,"lat":null,"lon":null,"knownas":"Gainsborough area","source":"From Finder","obverse_description":null,"obverse_inscription":null,"reverse_description":null,"reverse_inscription":null,"denomination":null,"degree_of_wear":null,"allen_type":null,"va_type":null,"mack":null,"reeceID":null,"die":null,"wearID":null,"moneyer":null,"revtypeID":null,"categoryID":null,"typeID":null,"tribeID":null,"status":null,"rulerQualifier":null,"denominationQualifier":null,"mintQualifier":null,"dieAxisCertainty":null,"initialMark":null,"reverseMintMark":null,"statusQualifier":null,"tribe":null,"region":null,"area":null,"ruler1":null,"ruler2":null,"period_name":null,"date_range":null,"mint_name":null,"wear":null,"die_axis_name":null,"category":null,"type":null,"emperorID":null,"mintid":null,"reverseType":null,"i":"362066","f":"LIN2012-9.jpg","imagedir":"images\/adaubney\/"}]}