Zeus Numismatics
Auction 1 17 Nov 2019
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Byzantine lead seal of Dionysios imperial spatharokandidatos (10th cent.)
Condition: Fine, as in pictures.
Obverse: Patriarchal cross in the middle on three steps with floral decoration, surrounded by the usual circular inscription, Κ(ΥΡΙ)Ε ΒΟΗΘΕΙ ΤΩ CΩ ΔΟΥΛO = Κύριε, βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ (Lord, help your servant), all within dotted border.
Reverse: Inscription in 6 lines, following a decorative pattern and a cross, all within a dotted border: + [ΔΙ]ΟΝΥ/CΗΩ Β(ΑCΙΛΙΚΩ) CΠΑ/ΘΑΡΟΚΑΝΔ(ΑΤΩ)/.....CΛΑΡ/ΤΩ.ΙΟΤΟΚ/.C.Ω = + Διονυσίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ... (Dionysios imperial spatharokandidatos...).
Weight: 12.35 gr - Diameter: 27 mm
Condition: Fine, as in pictures.
Obverse: Patriarchal cross in the middle on three steps with floral decoration, surrounded by the usual circular inscription, Κ(ΥΡΙ)Ε ΒΟΗΘΕΙ ΤΩ CΩ ΔΟΥΛO = Κύριε, βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ (Lord, help your servant), all within dotted border.
Reverse: Inscription in 6 lines, following a decorative pattern and a cross, all within a dotted border: + [ΔΙ]ΟΝΥ/CΗΩ Β(ΑCΙΛΙΚΩ) CΠΑ/ΘΑΡΟΚΑΝΔ(ΑΤΩ)/.....CΛΑΡ/ΤΩ.ΙΟΤΟΚ/.C.Ω = + Διονυσίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ... (Dionysios imperial spatharokandidatos...).
Weight: 12.35 gr - Diameter: 27 mm