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Byzantine lead seal of Mouneour (Photios),
son of the great Doukas
(ca 12th/13th cent.)
Obv.: Invocative inscription in 3 lines between decorative patterns, +Κ(ΥΡΙ)Ε ΒΟΗΘΕΙ ΤΩ CΩ ΔΟΥΛΩ/
Rev.: Inscription in 3 lines between decorative patterns, ΜΟΥΝΕΟΥΡ ΥΙΩ ΤΟΥ ΜΕΓ(Α)ΛΟΥ ΔΟΥ(ΚΟC)
(Lord, help your servant Mouneour, son of the great Doukas).
Most probably the owner of this seal was an Arab origin Christian, as his name proves, which can be translated Photios (from phos= light).
Condition: Very Fine
Weight: 17.60 gr
Diameter: 28 mm
son of the great Doukas
(ca 12th/13th cent.)
Obv.: Invocative inscription in 3 lines between decorative patterns, +Κ(ΥΡΙ)Ε ΒΟΗΘΕΙ ΤΩ CΩ ΔΟΥΛΩ/
Rev.: Inscription in 3 lines between decorative patterns, ΜΟΥΝΕΟΥΡ ΥΙΩ ΤΟΥ ΜΕΓ(Α)ΛΟΥ ΔΟΥ(ΚΟC)
(Lord, help your servant Mouneour, son of the great Doukas).
Most probably the owner of this seal was an Arab origin Christian, as his name proves, which can be translated Photios (from phos= light).
Condition: Very Fine
Weight: 17.60 gr
Diameter: 28 mm