Zeus Numismatics
Auction 12 28-29 Aug 2020
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Byzantine lead Seal of Nikephoros Akourtikes the Mesiterios
(ca 11th cent.)
Obverse: Bust of an unidentified military saint (?), facial and nimbate, holding spear and shield, traces of sigla, all within dotted border.
Reverse: Inscription of 4 lines between decorative patterns, ΝΙΚΗΦ(ΟΡΩ)/ΑΚΟΥΡΤΙ/Κ(Η)Τ(Ω)ΜΕC/ΙΤΕΡ(Ι)Ω (Nikephoros Akourtikes the Mesiterios), all within dotted border.
Condition: Very Fine
Weight: 8.00 gr
Diameter: 22 mm
(ca 11th cent.)
Obverse: Bust of an unidentified military saint (?), facial and nimbate, holding spear and shield, traces of sigla, all within dotted border.
Reverse: Inscription of 4 lines between decorative patterns, ΝΙΚΗΦ(ΟΡΩ)/ΑΚΟΥΡΤΙ/Κ(Η)Τ(Ω)ΜΕC/ΙΤΕΡ(Ι)Ω (Nikephoros Akourtikes the Mesiterios), all within dotted border.
Condition: Very Fine
Weight: 8.00 gr
Diameter: 22 mm