Zeus Numismatics
Auction 1 17 Nov 2019
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Byzantine lead seal of Theodoros (11th cent.).
Condition: Obv. somewhat trimmed with small crack on lower part, otherwise about Very Fine. Very well centered example!
Obverse: The bust of the Mother of God, facial, nimbate, with infant Jesus Christ on her left hand, also nimbate, facial and blessing, holding the Book of Gospels, the usual inscription Μ(ΗΤΗ)Ρ- Θ(ΕΟ)Υ = Μήτηρ Θεοῦ (Mother of God), all within a dotted border.
Reverse: Inscription in 4 lines, following a decorative pattern and a cross and terminating to a similar pattern, all within a dotted border: + Θ(ΕΟΤΟ)ΚΕ Β/(Ο)ΗΘ(ΕΙ)/ ΤΩ CΩ/ ΔΟΥΛ(Ω) ΘΕΟ/ΔΟΡΩ = Θεοτόκε, βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδώρῳ (Mother of God, help your servant Theodoros).
Weight: 7.51 gr - Diameter: 22 mm
Condition: Obv. somewhat trimmed with small crack on lower part, otherwise about Very Fine. Very well centered example!
Obverse: The bust of the Mother of God, facial, nimbate, with infant Jesus Christ on her left hand, also nimbate, facial and blessing, holding the Book of Gospels, the usual inscription Μ(ΗΤΗ)Ρ- Θ(ΕΟ)Υ = Μήτηρ Θεοῦ (Mother of God), all within a dotted border.
Reverse: Inscription in 4 lines, following a decorative pattern and a cross and terminating to a similar pattern, all within a dotted border: + Θ(ΕΟΤΟ)ΚΕ Β/(Ο)ΗΘ(ΕΙ)/ ΤΩ CΩ/ ΔΟΥΛ(Ω) ΘΕΟ/ΔΟΡΩ = Θεοτόκε, βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδώρῳ (Mother of God, help your servant Theodoros).
Weight: 7.51 gr - Diameter: 22 mm