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SEAL
Unique ID: LIN-328136
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
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:
ПД = PD (Hemp)
П:ALM?ИMAH (P.ALM?IMAN)
H14
Side B reads:
SPB
HHRH
1805
The letters SPB stand for St. Petersburg. The letters PD indicate that this was for a bale of hemp inspected by P. Alm?iman. 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.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Exactly AD 1803
Date to: Exactly AD 1803
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22 mm
Width: 19 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Gainsborough area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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