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v-drome:
Hi all.  I have a few of these rectangular lead seals which I will be posting here.  I saw a couple of similar items on the Forum discussion board and in Quadrans' gallery, and on Gert Boersema's archive.  Any reference sources for finding the meaning and use of these objects would be appreciated.  Is the Latin "S" usually smaller on the top half, in other words, can I be fairly certain that this is MSM, not WSW?  Any other ideas about the interpretation of the inscription, date, and purpose will be welcomed.  Thanks, V-drome.

BCC LSR8
Roman Rectangular Lead Seal
ca. 1st-3rd Century CE?
Obv: MSM. Rev: MSM 
The shape of the impression indicates a truncated,
wedge shaped die or boulloterion, I think.
1.85 x 0.6 x 0.3cm 2.35gm. Axis:0
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1975
(click for larger pic)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=127303.0

v-drome:
I am not sure what it means with regard to the striking process, but like LSR8, above, this seal bears a truncated wedge-shaped impression on one side, while the other side has a flatter, more even look. 

BCC LSR9
Roman Rectangular Lead Seal
ca. 1st-3rd Century CE
Obv: S:A:B  Rev: S:A:B  The letters
are separated by three vertical dots.
One side bears the impression of
a truncated, wedge-shaped die or
boulloterion.  Both sides are offset
equally due to the mis-placement
of the blank at striking.
2.12 x 0.8 x 0.3cm 3.49gm. Axis:0
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1972

v-drome:
Here is one with an interesting overstrike.  I can't quite figure out the sequence, but there is a faint doubling of the letters to the right of the "C" and the "O".  Maybe it was flipped over and re-struck two or more times?  It is still not clear to me whether the seal was struck with a fixed tool, or with carefully placed separate dies, but it certainly seems that there was some room for error.  Any ideas or additional seals from our members are welcome to post here.  I have several more that I am still working on and will be adding them soon.  Thanks, Jimi

BCC LSR10
Rectangular Lead Seal
Roman 1st-3rd Century CE
Obv: C.O.S  Rev: C.O.S
One side bears the impression of
a truncated, wedge-shaped die or
boulloterion, with multiple strikes
and ghost letters.
2.1 x 0.6 x 0.5cm 4.53gm. Axis:0
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1977
(click for larger pic)

v-drome:
BCC LSR11
Rectangular Lead Seal
Roman 1st-3rd Century CE
Obv: MCS  Rev: Blank
Oblique strike.  The reverse may
have had an inscription, but there
are no discernable traces remaining.
2.0 x 0.45 x 0.5cm 3.0gm. Axis:NA
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1970

v-drome:
BCC LSR12
Rectangular Lead Seal
Roman 1st-3rd Century CE
Obv: O.C.A  Rev: [O.C.A]
There is a slight curve to the die on
this example, unlike the more typical
rectangular stamps. The reverse may
show very faint traces of an inscription
but it is not certain.
1.5 x 0.65 x 0.25cm 1.33gm. Axis:0
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1977

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