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Auction 13 31 Oct 2020
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Byzantine lead seal of Basileios Apokapes,
proedros and doux of Edessa
(1078-1083)
Obverse: Bust of saint Basileios the Great, facial, nimbate, wearing prelate's garments, blessing and holding the book of Gospels, sigla, Ο [ΑΓΙΟC] [Β]ΑCΙΛ-ΕΙΟC (Saint Basileios), dotted border.
Reverse: Inscription in 7 lines (first missing), [+ΚΥΡΙΕ]/[Β]ΟΗΘΕΙR/[Α]CΙΛΕΙΩ•/ΠΡΟΕΔΡΩ[S]/ΔΟΥΚΑΕΔΕC/CΗCΤΩΑΠ/ΟΚΑΠΙ = + Κύριε βοήθει Βασιλείῳ προέδρῳ καὶ δουκὶ Ἐδέσσης τῷ Ἀποκάπῃ (Lord, help Basileios Apokapes, proedros and doux of Edessa), no visible border.
For the Duchy of Edessa see above, lot No. 1106.
Condition: Very Fine
Weight: 14.20 gr
Diameter: 24 mm
proedros and doux of Edessa
(1078-1083)
Obverse: Bust of saint Basileios the Great, facial, nimbate, wearing prelate's garments, blessing and holding the book of Gospels, sigla, Ο [ΑΓΙΟC] [Β]ΑCΙΛ-ΕΙΟC (Saint Basileios), dotted border.
Reverse: Inscription in 7 lines (first missing), [+ΚΥΡΙΕ]/[Β]ΟΗΘΕΙR/[Α]CΙΛΕΙΩ•/ΠΡΟΕΔΡΩ[S]/ΔΟΥΚΑΕΔΕC/CΗCΤΩΑΠ/ΟΚΑΠΙ = + Κύριε βοήθει Βασιλείῳ προέδρῳ καὶ δουκὶ Ἐδέσσης τῷ Ἀποκάπῃ (Lord, help Basileios Apokapes, proedros and doux of Edessa), no visible border.
For the Duchy of Edessa see above, lot No. 1106.
Condition: Very Fine
Weight: 14.20 gr
Diameter: 24 mm