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Byzantine Imperial Pb Seal (44.15g, 35mm) Constantine IX Monomachos (1042-1055).
Obv: Half-length representation of Christ bearded, wearing a tunic and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and a book in the left. The cover is ornamented in center with a pellet set above a line. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of five pellets. Sigla at left and right: Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Circular inscription: Ἐμμανουήλ Border of dots.
Rev: Half-length representation of Constantine IX bearded, wearing a crown with a cross and pendilia and a loros. He is shown holding a long cross scepter in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. Circular inscription: Cωnstantinos autocrator Border of dots.
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