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Coinaholic73 Valued Member United Kingdom 298 Posts	Posted 07/08/2014 12:11 pm Cannot work this out, its definitely lead and approx 25mm. I cannot identify the language used on one side, we get a lot of Russian bale seals in the UK but its not Russian. The other side with the inner circle makes me think this is a piece of a larger item maybe. Report this Post to the Staff

ASLAN TVorlon Pillar of the Community United States 1234 Posts	Posted 07/08/2014 2:11 pm No clue about the language but I think I can rule out seal, you need to put it in molten wax then pick it out without disturbing the wax, you'd need a handle on one side. The lower picture looks more like an off-center strike, with the first side not looking like a piece of something larger it just seems to be a complete coin/token/whatever? Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 07/08/2014 7:49 pm Not a seal matrix, but the actual leaden seal, likely from a Russian or Latvian flax bale from the 18th or early 19th century, which were imported into Britain in great quantity. What makes you think it's not Russian, coinaholic? Edited by philadelphian 07/08/2014 7:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Coinaholic73 Valued Member United Kingdom 298 Posts	Posted 07/08/2014 8:33 pm I don't recognise the writing as russian script? Mind you the old eyes are getting a lot worse for wear lately! I could be totally wrong. Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 07/09/2014 05:06 am This appears to be written in early Cyrillic. The Russian alphabet was changed in early C18th by Peter the Great but this style continued in Bulgaria and perhaps other countries using Cyrillic orthography. Or it's possibly a church piece. The Orthodox church in Russia continued (continues?) to use the old style alphabet for liturgical works. Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 07/12/2014 3:18 pm This is a Byzantine Lead Seal, like this one: From what I know, such a seal is from a Stratig, a regional head. EDIT: Heres the one: Its a seal of John, Archbishop of Ephesus. Obv: Cruciform invocative monogram - Î˜ÎµÎ¿Ï„á½¹ÎºÎµ Î²Î¿á½µÎ¸ÎµÎ¹ Ï„á¿· Ïƒá¿· Î´Î¿á½»Î»á¿³ Rev: Inscription of four lines - á¼¸Ï‰á½±Î½Î½á¿ƒ á¼€ÏÏ‡Î¹ÎµÏ€Î¹ÏƒÎºá½¹Ï€á¿³ á¼˜Ï†ÎÏƒÎ¿Ï. The reverse translates as: "Mother of God, help your servant John, archbishop of Ephesus" Edited by Ben 07/12/2014 3:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 07/12/2014 3:57 pm Good job, Ben! Report this Post to the Staff
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