Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1827, Image by StuE, Found by Tattooed Detectorist.
Russian Flax quality control seal.
First side:-
First line - N(P?)
Second line - АЧ12 = initials and numerals indicating the content of the bales.
Third line - 1827 = date of assessment.
Second side:-
First line- ЛД = LD = l'nyanoy dosmotr = Flax Inspection.
Second & Third line - A.CA(P?) = A.SA(R?) : (БI?)НИН = (BI?)NIN name of quality control officer, closest match is Sarafanin, 1821, CUPMS:1999.2.16.4, see App.7.3*.
Fourth line - H71 = N71 = number of work station used by QA officer.
See Fig.4b and section 5.2.4.1, p.21, *Russian Cloth Seals in Britain: Trade, Textiles and Origins by John Sullivan.
Inscription deciphered and completed by Ged Dodd of The PeaceHavens Project, IDS 71 using his extensive database:-
ЛД = LD / A.CAPЬIHИH = A.SARYNIN / H71 // NP / AЧ12H / 1827
