★ Copying imperial solidi ★

Sergios, stratelates, 6th-7th centuries. Seal (Lead, 20 mm, 5.12 g, 12 h). Cross on steps. Rev. CEP/ΓI૪ CT/PATH... in four lines. Unpublished in the standard references. An interesting seal with extremely rare iconography for the period. Good very fine.

From an important collection of Roman and Byzantine seals, tesserae and amulets, formed before 2021.

While the stepped cross is well-known from contemporary solidi, it is highly unusual on Byzantine seals.