Ares Numismatics
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Lead seal of N. imperial kommerkiarios (8th/9th cent.) Diam.: mm Weight: gr. Condition: VF. Attractive brown natural patina.
Obverse: Invocative cruciform monogram, partly surviving, seemingly reading as:
ΘΕΟΤΟΚΕ ΒΟΗΘΕΙ (Mother of God, help), inscribed in the 4 corners, possibly with
the name of the owner of the seal.
Reverse: Inscription in 3 (?) lines: Ω Β(ΑCΙΛΙΚΩ) ΚΟ[ΜΜΕΡ]ΚΙΑΡΙ(Ω) (...
imperial kommerkiarios).
18mm
6.32gr
Very Fine
From a Private UK Collection.
Obverse: Invocative cruciform monogram, partly surviving, seemingly reading as:
ΘΕΟΤΟΚΕ ΒΟΗΘΕΙ (Mother of God, help), inscribed in the 4 corners, possibly with
the name of the owner of the seal.
Reverse: Inscription in 3 (?) lines: Ω Β(ΑCΙΛΙΚΩ) ΚΟ[ΜΜΕΡ]ΚΙΑΡΙ(Ω) (...
imperial kommerkiarios).
18mm
6.32gr
Very Fine
From a Private UK Collection.