Zeus Numismatics
Auction 10 12 Jul 2020
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Byzantine lead seal of the military officer Sambiar (?) (11th cent.)
Obverse: St. George standing, facing, wearing military dress, holding spear in right hand, resting left on shield, columnar inscription: O (ΑΓΙΟC) ΓΕΩΡ-ΓΙΟC = Ὁ ἅγιος Γεώργιος (Saint George), all within dotted border.
Reverse: Inscription in 5 lines, ΛΟΓΟΥC/CΦΡ(Α)ΓΙΖΩ/SΓΡ(Α)ΦΑC/ΤΟΥCΑ/ΜΠΙΑΡ = Λόγους σφραγίζω καὶ γραφὰς τοῦ Σαμπίαρ (I [hereby] seal the words and writings of Sampiar), all within dotted border.
Condition: Very Fine
Weight: 9.20 gr
Diameter: 23 mm
Obverse: St. George standing, facing, wearing military dress, holding spear in right hand, resting left on shield, columnar inscription: O (ΑΓΙΟC) ΓΕΩΡ-ΓΙΟC = Ὁ ἅγιος Γεώργιος (Saint George), all within dotted border.
Reverse: Inscription in 5 lines, ΛΟΓΟΥC/CΦΡ(Α)ΓΙΖΩ/SΓΡ(Α)ΦΑC/ΤΟΥCΑ/ΜΠΙΑΡ = Λόγους σφραγίζω καὶ γραφὰς τοῦ Σαμπίαρ (I [hereby] seal the words and writings of Sampiar), all within dotted border.
Condition: Very Fine
Weight: 9.20 gr
Diameter: 23 mm