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Lot 1754

Estimate: 100 GBP
Price realized: 90 GBP
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Byzantine Invocative PB Seal in the name of Paul, hypatos. Circa 8th century AD. ✠ ΑΠΟΑΝΔΡΟCΑΔΙΚOVΚS(sic)ΔΟΛΙ૪Ρ within concentric borders of dots; in the centre, cruciform monogram KYPIE CΩCON(?) / ✠ ЄΞЄΛOVΜЄΚЄΞΑΝΘΡO(sic)ΠOVΠΟN within concentric borders of dots; in the centre, cruciform monogram ΠΑΥΛΟΥ, in the quarters ΥΠΑΤѠ. Translation: Lord, save Paul hypatos. Deliver me, (O Lord), from the evil man (Psalms, 139:2); preserve me, O Lord, from the unjust and deceitful man (Psalms, 42:1). BLS I -; BLS II -; DOCBS -; Joe Glynias, "Prayerful Iconoclasts" -. 59.56g, 34mm, 12h.

Condition as seen.

The use of quotations from the Book of Psalms is extremely rare on seals and used during the First Iconoclastic Controversy (730-787).
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