Artemide Aste s.r.l.
Auction 50E 29 Feb - 1 Mar 2020
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Kievan Rus. Yaropolk Vladimirovich (Pereyslavl, 1114-1132). PB seal with St. John the Baptist. Huletski/Doroshkevich #11. PB. g. 4.42 mm. 16.00 VF.
This is a monetary lead seal that was used for fur money in Kievan Rus' (11-12 th centuries). Thus, dukes could exploit their monetary regalia in the absence of silver coinage. Circulation of sealed fur bundles is witnessed by an Arabic traveller, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati, as well as some other authors, in the middle of the 12th century.
This is a monetary lead seal that was used for fur money in Kievan Rus' (11-12 th centuries). Thus, dukes could exploit their monetary regalia in the absence of silver coinage. Circulation of sealed fur bundles is witnessed by an Arabic traveller, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati, as well as some other authors, in the middle of the 12th century.