Auction 28 – 24 April 2025
Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Islamic and Medieval Coins, Weights and Seals
Th, 24.04.2025, from 5:00 PM CEST
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Description
PB Byzantine seal of Christopher imperial protospatharios and strategos (AD 10th century)
Obv.: A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of three steps. Within concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription: Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλῳ.
Rev.: Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross: Χριστωφόρῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ. Fleurons above and below. Border of dots.
Translation: Lord, help your servant Christopher, imperial protospatharios and strategos.
Parallel, Doaks online, BZS.1955.1.1395.
Weight: 8.18 g.
Diameter: 23.06 mm.
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