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Auction 10 12 Jul 2020
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Βyzantine lead seal of Basileios
(ca 11th cent.)
Obverse: Saint Basileios (archbishop of Caesarea, the Great), standing, facial, nimbate, wearing prelate's garments, blessing by his right and holding the Book of Gospels by his left, sigla, Ο ΑΓΙΟC-RΑCΙΛΕΙΟC (Saint Βαsileios), all within dotted border.
Reverse: Inscription in 5 lines, decorative patterns at the beggining and the end, ΟΜΟ/ΝΥΜΟΥΝ/ΤΙΤΗΝΧΑ/ΡΙΝΔΙΔΟΥ/Π(ΑΤ)ΕΡ = Ὁμωνυμοῦντι τὴν χάριν δίδου, πάτερ (Oh father [saint] Basileios, be giving the Holy Grace to your homonymous), all within dotted border.
Condition: Very Fine
Weight: 6.50 gr
Diameter: 19 mm
(ca 11th cent.)
Obverse: Saint Basileios (archbishop of Caesarea, the Great), standing, facial, nimbate, wearing prelate's garments, blessing by his right and holding the Book of Gospels by his left, sigla, Ο ΑΓΙΟC-RΑCΙΛΕΙΟC (Saint Βαsileios), all within dotted border.
Reverse: Inscription in 5 lines, decorative patterns at the beggining and the end, ΟΜΟ/ΝΥΜΟΥΝ/ΤΙΤΗΝΧΑ/ΡΙΝΔΙΔΟΥ/Π(ΑΤ)ΕΡ = Ὁμωνυμοῦντι τὴν χάριν δίδου, πάτερ (Oh father [saint] Basileios, be giving the Holy Grace to your homonymous), all within dotted border.
Condition: Very Fine
Weight: 6.50 gr
Diameter: 19 mm