seal

This was a recent artifact found in Jerusalem (Found by Efrat Greenwald, member of the Ophel Expedition). King Hezekiah lived between 739 BC - 687 BC (Between ages 51-54 years old when death occured). If you want to learn more about this king, read the "Gods and Kings" Book Series, by Lynn Austin!

I found this lamb of god type medieval seal matrix today never had one come out of the ground so clean! I'd normally have to spend all night picking out the crusty bits from the design :occasion14:

I don't think I have ever posted this before, but my apologies just in case. The object I am inquiring about is a small brass piece with a threaded end and a name carved into the other end. The name appears to me to be I.A. Coles. I didn't think much about this until I was reading an article in...

Has anyone seen a bag seal like this before? I’m not sure that it even is a seal. It’s a flat piece of lead and appears to have a rabbit holding something in its hands. It’s about a half inch in diameter and a 1/4 inch thick. Pulled from a mid 1800’s site. Any help is appreciated! I’ll try to...

This week I found seal :metaldetector:

Great day: antique silver ring, 19 coins oldest you will see! And old seal! 1 . 6 buttons: Fiocchi Italy Complices 2. 1 button military?? 3. Cartridge cases: a. 2 Cartridge cases: 1939 Czechoslovakia Z July b. 2 Cartridge cases: 1937 Z 2? A February as Czechoslovakia in 1937? c. 07 III?? What...

Great day: antique silver ring, 19 coins oldest you will see! And old seal! 1 . 6 buttons: Fiocchi Italy Complices 2. 1 button military?? 3. Cartridge cases: a. 2 Cartridge cases: 1939 Czechoslovakia Z July b. 2 Cartridge cases: 1937 Z 2? A February as Czechoslovakia in 1937? c. 07 III?? What...

I found this lovely 11th century Byzantine lead seal with my older Whites 5900 di/Pro machine in the area of Missis, Turkey. These are not the seals used to mark wax, but rather, these are seals that were used to secure official government (church) documents and packages. During the...

My father was USA Army. Unfortunately, he died at 55 after being eat up from the inside by Agent Orange poisoning. He left to me an old gold sealed insurance policy from the American Airmens Society. The businesses associated with this gold seal policy that dates more than 50 years ago include...