Zeus Numismatics
Auction 10 12 Jul 2020
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Byzantine lead seal of Theodore Lamiavenus, protospatharios and hypatos (consul) (ca 11th cent.)
Obverse: St. Theodore standing facing, wearing military dress, holding spear in right hand, resting left on shield, columnar inscription: O(ΑΓΙΟC)ΘΕ-ΟΔΩΡΟC = Ὁ ἅγιος Θεόδωρος (Saint Theodore), all within dotted border.
Reverse: Inscription in 6 lines between decorative patterns and following a cross, +Κ(ΥΡΙ)ΕΒ(ΟΗ)Θ(ΕΙ)/Θ(Ε)ΩΔΩΡΩ/Α´CΠΑΘΑΡΙ/ΩΥΠΑΤΩΤΩ/ΛΑΜΙΑRΕΝΩ = +Κύριε, βοήθει Θεοδώρῳ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ, ὑπάτῳ, τῷ Λαμιαβένῳ (Lord, help Theodore protospatharios, consul, the Lamiavenus), all within a dotted border.
Condition: Very Fine
Weight: 8.40 gr
Diameter: 22 mm
Obverse: St. Theodore standing facing, wearing military dress, holding spear in right hand, resting left on shield, columnar inscription: O(ΑΓΙΟC)ΘΕ-ΟΔΩΡΟC = Ὁ ἅγιος Θεόδωρος (Saint Theodore), all within dotted border.
Reverse: Inscription in 6 lines between decorative patterns and following a cross, +Κ(ΥΡΙ)ΕΒ(ΟΗ)Θ(ΕΙ)/Θ(Ε)ΩΔΩΡΩ/Α´CΠΑΘΑΡΙ/ΩΥΠΑΤΩΤΩ/ΛΑΜΙΑRΕΝΩ = +Κύριε, βοήθει Θεοδώρῳ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ, ὑπάτῳ, τῷ Λαμιαβένῳ (Lord, help Theodore protospatharios, consul, the Lamiavenus), all within a dotted border.
Condition: Very Fine
Weight: 8.40 gr
Diameter: 22 mm