Zeus Numismatics
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Byzantine lead seal of N. imperial silentarios (?) and topoteretes of...(8th/9th cent.)
Obverse: Invocative cruciform monogram, inscribed in four corners, ΘΕΟΤΟΚΕ ΒΟΗΘΕΙ ΤΩ CΩ ΔΟΥΛΩ = Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ (Mother of God, help your servant), no visible border.
Reverse: Inscription in 5 lines, following a cross, no visible border: + .ΟC./.ΤΗ Β(ΑCΙΛΙΚΩ) C(Ι)Λ(ΕΝΤΑΡΙΩ)(?)/ΚΑΙ ΤΟΠΟ(ΤΗΡΗΤΗ)/ΤΟΥ C.Δ./.... = + .οσ..τη βασιλικῷ σιλενταρίῳ καὶ τοποτηρητῇ τοῦ... (N. imperial silentarios (?)
and topoteretes of...).
Condition: Very Fine
Weight: 6.01 gr
Diameter: 22 mm
Obverse: Invocative cruciform monogram, inscribed in four corners, ΘΕΟΤΟΚΕ ΒΟΗΘΕΙ ΤΩ CΩ ΔΟΥΛΩ = Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ (Mother of God, help your servant), no visible border.
Reverse: Inscription in 5 lines, following a cross, no visible border: + .ΟC./.ΤΗ Β(ΑCΙΛΙΚΩ) C(Ι)Λ(ΕΝΤΑΡΙΩ)(?)/ΚΑΙ ΤΟΠΟ(ΤΗΡΗΤΗ)/ΤΟΥ C.Δ./.... = + .οσ..τη βασιλικῷ σιλενταρίῳ καὶ τοποτηρητῇ τοῦ... (N. imperial silentarios (?)
and topoteretes of...).
Condition: Very Fine
Weight: 6.01 gr
Diameter: 22 mm