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Auction 1 17 Nov 2019
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Lead seal of Konstantinos imperial spatharios (11th cent.)
Condition: About Fine, as in pictures, with dark patina. Slightly off-center sealing.
Obverse: The bust of saint Nicholaos in prelate's garments, facial, nimbate, blessing by his right, holding the book of Gospels by his left, columnar inscription Ο Α(ΓΙΟC)/ ΝΙΚ-ΟΛΑ[ΟC]= Ὁ ἅγιος Νικόλαος (Saint Nicholaos).
Reverse: Inscription in 3 lines, following a decorative pattern: ΚΩΝCΤΑ/[Ν]Τ(Ι)ΝΟ Β(ΑCΙΛΙΚΩ) CΠΑ/Θ(ΑΡΙΩ) ΠΛ../= Κωνσταντίνῳ, βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ... (Of Konstantinos, imperial spatharios... ).
Weight: 7.89 gr
Diameter: 21 mm
Condition: About Fine, as in pictures, with dark patina. Slightly off-center sealing.
Obverse: The bust of saint Nicholaos in prelate's garments, facial, nimbate, blessing by his right, holding the book of Gospels by his left, columnar inscription Ο Α(ΓΙΟC)/ ΝΙΚ-ΟΛΑ[ΟC]= Ὁ ἅγιος Νικόλαος (Saint Nicholaos).
Reverse: Inscription in 3 lines, following a decorative pattern: ΚΩΝCΤΑ/[Ν]Τ(Ι)ΝΟ Β(ΑCΙΛΙΚΩ) CΠΑ/Θ(ΑΡΙΩ) ΠΛ../= Κωνσταντίνῳ, βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ... (Of Konstantinos, imperial spatharios... ).
Weight: 7.89 gr
Diameter: 21 mm