Leu Numismatik

Web Auction 26  –  8 - 13 July 2023

Leu Numismatik, Web Auction 26

Celtic, Greek, Central Asian, Roman, Byzantine, Medieval, Islamic and Modern ...

Part I: Sa, 08.07.2023, from 12:00 PM CEST
Part II: Su, 09.07.2023, from 12:00 PM CEST
Part III: Mo, 10.07.2023, from 12:00 PM CEST
Part IV: Tu, 11.07.2023, from 12:00 PM CEST
Part V: We, 12.07.2023, from 12:00 PM CEST
Part VI: Th, 13.07.2023, from 12:00 PM CEST
The auction is closed.

Description

Konstantinos Tzimpeas, circa 1279. Seal (Lead, 34 mm, 28.42 g, 12 h). Θ / ΓЄ-Ⲱ[PΓIOC] Saint George, nimbate, standing facing, holding spear in his right hand and resting his left on shield. Rev. [Γ]PAΦAC KV/[P] ⲰN MOI KⲰN/[CT]ANTINⲰ TZI/[MΠ]ЄA / ЄK TP OMAT/N PV૪ MЄ CV CT/[P]A TH ΛATA ('Affirming what is written to me, Konstantinos Tzimpeas, you, General (Saint George), deliver me from harm') in six lines. Cheynet/Theodoridis 210. Wassiliou-Seibt, Corpus I, 313. Minor flatness and a scrape across the obverse, otherwise, very fine.

A Konstantinos Tzimpeas is attested for the year 1279 as apographeus in Thessalonica. A relative of his, named Theodoros, is attested in 1304 as servant of the emperor. The family name may be connected to the fortress of Tzympe (Çimpe) on the Gallipoli peninsula.

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Starting price 25 CHF
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