BSG.BS.00868 — Russian Bale Seal, 1848

Found in Essex, 18 x 21mm, 9.5g.

Russian Bale Seal

From Ged Dodd, "The only readable part of this seal is 1848 .. Had this date been 1748 I would have had no hesitation in saying this was a Rein Hemp seal with the obverse blank, as it is, and the missing letters above the date on the reverse would have been SPB ..R H .. St Petersburg ..Rein Hemp .. interesting but 100 years too late ... this seal will go on the database at IDS 536 on The PeaceHavens Project, Free Identification Service."