BYZANTINE LEAD SEALS

I-64 Obv. Rev.

NIKEPHOROS IMPERIAL PROTOSPATHARIOS AND STRATEGOS OF CHERSON, X century A.D. Patriarchal cross on three steps. Circular inscription between a double border of dots: +ΚЄRΟΗΘHTWCWΔOVΛ Inscription of five lines: +NIKH/ΦOΡWRA/CΠΑΘΑΡΗW/SCTPATHΓ/ΧЄPCWNO D. 19 mm For an identical seal, see: J. Nesbitt and N. Oikonomides. Catalogue of Byzantine seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art. Washington, 1991, v. 1, #82-20. $ 250

I-16 Obv. Rev.

ANDREW IMPERIAL SPATHAROKANDIDATOS   Patriarchal cross on three steps. Circular inscription between a double border of dots: ΗΘTOCOΔ_׀+.ЄΘΤΟΚ׀RO Inscription of five lines: ANDPЄ/ARKANΔIΔA/TOBЄXAPT_ΛΑ/Ρ׀ROVK׀ΛΑΡ׀/KΠΑΦΛΑΓ D. 23 mm $ 300

I-37 Obv. Rev.

THEOPHANIOS IMPERIAL PROTOSPATHARIOS AND STRATEGOS OF CHERSON, X century A.D. Patriarchal cross on three steps.  Traces of circular inscription  along border. Inscription of four lines: +ΘЄΟΦ/ΑΝΙΟVR'A'CΠ/ΑΘ...CTΡΑ./ΓWXЄPC./NOC D. 22 mm $ 100

I-54 Obv. Rev.

JOHN PATRIKIOS IMPERIAL PROTOSPATHARIOS AND GENIKOS LOGOTHETES Traces of circular inscription  along border. Inscription of five lines: IWAN/NHΠ.ATPIK/[R']A'CΠAΘA'S/ΓЄNIKWΛΟ/ΓΟΘЄΤ D. 22 mm $ 80

I-55 Obv. Rev.

SERGIOS IMPERIAL SPATHAROKANDIDATOS AND KOMMERKIARIOS OF CHERSON, IX-X century A.D. Patriarchal cross on three steps with fleurons rising from base up to the upper horizontal bar. Circular inscription between a double border of dots: ΚЄ.....TWCWΔOVΛ Inscription of five lines: +CЄP../IWR../...   [+CЄPΓ/IWRCΠΑΘ/ΚΑΝΔSΚΟ/MЄPKIAP/XЄPCON] D. 22 mm This specimen seems to be from the same boulloterion as:  J. Nesbitt and N. Oikonomides. Catalogue of Byzantine seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art. Washington, 1991, v. 1, #82-70. $ 100

I-11 Obv. Rev.

N., IMPERIAL PROTOSPATHARIOS AND GENIKOS LOGOTHETES Patriarchal cross on three steps.  Circular inscription along border of dots: ...VΛWww... Inscription of four lines: ..../AICΠΑΘIS/ΝIKWΛΟ/OΘΕΤw/...ww D. 23 mm $ 200

I-14 Obv. Rev.

Patriarchal cross on three steps. Circular inscription between a double border of dots: +ΚЄRΟΗΘHTWCWΔOVΛ Inscription of five lines: Є/+ΘЄWΔ/ΟΡWΔΙΔ/ΙΚΗΤ/Λ D. 22 mm $ 250

I-38 Obv. Rev.

ELISIAS ANTHYPATOS PATRIKIOS IMPERIAL PROTOSPATHARIOS AND GENIKOS LOGOTHETES, XI century A.D. Cross with X on first crossing and fleurons rising from base (up to and beyond the upper horizontal bar). Circular inscription along border of dots: ...WCWΔOVΛ Inscription of five lines: ...ЄΛΙ/...WΑΝΘV/ATPIK.../ΠΑΘISΓЄ/...ΛOΓΟ D. 22 mm $ 150

I-68 Obv. Rev.

NIKETAS PATRIKIOS, IMPERIAL PROTOSPATHARIOS AND GENIKOS LOGOTHETES Cross on three steps with fleurons rising from base up to horizontal bar. Six-rayed star in each quarter. Circular inscription:....WΔOVΛ Inscription of five lines: +NIKI/TAΠΑTΡ./K'R'A'CΠ./SΓЄNIK/ΛOΓ D. 23 mm $ 200

I-46 Obv. Rev.

Cross with X on first crossing and fleurons rising from base (up to and beyond the upper horizontal bar). In upper quarters, small crosses of dots. Circular inscription along border of dots: .Є.ΟΗΘHTWCW.... Inscription of three lines preceded and followed by decoration: +ЄVΦV/ΛIWAP./.ΦI_ D. 23 mm $ 160

I-47 Obv. Rev.

N., IMPERIAL PROTOSPATHARIOS  EPI TOU CHRYSOTRIKLINOU AND GENIKOS LOGOTHETES Cross with X on first crossing and fleurons rising from base (up to and beyond the upper horizontal bar). In the quarters small crosses of dots. Circular inscription along border of dots. Inscription of five lines: ..XAHΛ/.CΠΑΘΑΡ'./Τ_XPVC./.SΓЄNIK../.ΘЄT D. 24 mm $ 160

I-53 Obv. Rev.

Patriarchal cross. In upper quarters, small crosses of dots. Circular inscription along border of dots: ΚЄRO...Λ. Inscription of four lines: IWA./.BCRICTP/..KIKOΦPA/.THCMЄ/.COC D. 23 mm $ 150

I-42 Obv. Rev.

Cross with X on first crossing and fleurons rising from base (up to and beyond the upper horizontal bar). Inscription of three lines preceded and followed by decoration: ..PΛI/...XAPT/.ΛAPIOT/.CA.R'Є/...C D. 18 mm $ 100

I-66 Obv. Rev.

Patriarchal cross on steps with fleurons rising from base. Circular inscription along border of dots: ...ΟΗΘ... Inscription of five lines, circular border: +ΛONKA/MONAXW/SΠ...CS/V...O...(?) D. 18 mm $ 100

I-45 Obv. Rev.

Patriarchal cross on steps with fleurons rising from base. Traces of circular inscription  along border. Inscription of five lines. D. 27 mm $ 75

I-61 Obv. Rev.

GREGORAS IMPERIAL PROTOSPATHARIOS EPI TOU CHRYSOTRIKLINOU Bust of the Virgin holding medallion of Christ on her breast. Sigla: M-O. Circular inscription along border of dots: +ΘΚЄRΟΗΘ..WCWΔOVΛ Inscription of five lines: +ΓΡΗΓO/ΡIWR..CΠ./ΘΙЄΡΙΤΟVXPV/COTΡI.ΛINOV/.......ΛO D. 25 mm $ 200

I-18 Obv. Rev.

VII-VIII century A.D. Bust of the Virgin holding medallion of Christ and flanked by two crosses. Cruciform monogram. D. 20 mm $ 150

I-57 Obv. Rev.

Bust of the Virgin holding medallion of Christ and flanked by two crosses. Cruciform monogram. D. 24 mm $ 100

I-32 Obv. Rev.

Bust of the Virgin holding medallion of Christ and flanked by two crosses. Cruciform monogram. D. 24 mm $ 100

I-67 Obv. Rev.

Effaced. No visible border. Cruciform monogram. D. 24 mm $ 100

I-48 Obv. Rev.

JOHN Bust of Saint. Inscription at right:  ΘЄ.  Circular inscription along border of dots: ...WΔ... Inscription of five lines: ...IW.../TΡOVN.../ΡXΗC.../PSЄ.../CO... D. 25 mm $ 100

I-31 Obv. Rev.

THEO., IMPERIAL SPATHAROKANDIDATOS  EPI TOU CHRYSOTRIKLINOU Bust of Saint holding a shaft (r.hand). Circular inscription along border. Inscription of five lines:  +ΘЄW./OCHWB./ΘAPOKANΔ./Α'.ЄΠΙΤ'X./RIC'TΡ D. 20 mm $ 250

I-58 Obv. Rev.

EPIPHANIOS IMPERIAL PROTOSPATHARIOS Bust of Saint. Circular inscription between a double border. Inscription of five lines: .ΠΙΦΑΗ/Β'Α'CΠΑΘ/.ΠΙΤΧ.../..ΤΡΙ.. D. 23 mm $ 100

I-34 Obv. Rev.

Bust of Saint, orans. Standing Saint with hands raised. D. 27 mm, $ 60

I-52 Obv. Rev.

Cruciform monogram with Ω in each quarter.  Border of dots. Mirrored birds(?). Circular double border. D. 24 mm $ 80

I-62 Obv. Rev.

Bird standing left. Border of dots. Traces of circular inscription....OHOЄ... Inscription of two lines: ...CTZANΠ.../CACCHN... D. 22 mm $ 60

I-63 Obv. Rev.

Eagle with spread wings in laurel wreath. Cruciform monogram. D. 25 mm $ 100

I-43 Obv. Rev.

Cruciform monogram. Cruciform monogram. D. 22 mm $ 60

I-56 Obv. Rev.

A warrior (Saint?) on horseback. Monogram. D. 19 mm $ 60

I-21 Obv. Rev.

Head in profile right. Monogram. D. 16 mm $ 150

I-17 Obv. Rev.

Cruciform monogram. In the quarters: ...CW/Δ_-ΛW. Inscription of four lines: ...TAN/...INWB/...AΘA/IW D. 28 mm $ 100

I-65 Obv. Rev.

GREGORAS IMPERIAL PROTOSPATHARIOS AND ARCHON OF CHERSON, IX century A.D. Cruciform monogram. In the quarters: ..._/...Λ... Inscription of four lines: ΓΡΗΓ./ΡΑB∫C.../.PX∫X... D. 20 mm $ 150

I-36 Obv. Rev.

GEORGE (?) PATRIKIOS AND GENIKOS LOGOTHETES Cruciform monogram. In the quarters: TW-Δ_/...-ΛW Inscription of five lines: .OΡΓ./ATP./IWSΓЄ/.IKWΛΟΓ./ΟΘЄΤΗ D. 26 mm $ 160

I-15 Obv. Rev.

CONSTANTINE IMPERIAL PROTOSPATHARIOS AND GENIKOS LOGOTHETES Cruciform monogram. In the quarters: .W/...CW Inscription of three lines: KWN/[CT]ANTIN'B./[A]CΠ'SΓЄNI/[ΛΟΓΟΘ] D. 25 mm $ 60

I-33 Obv. Rev.

N., PATRIKIOS AND GENIKOS LOGOTHETES Cruciform monogram. In the quarters: ..._/...-ΛW Inscription of five lines: .AΚ../ΑΤΡΙISΓЄ/..ΟΓW. D. 23 mm $ 100

I-13 Obv. Rev.

Cruciform monogram, laurel wreath border. Inscription of five lines, laurel wreath border: +CT./ΦΑΝΟV/VΠΑΤΟV/.VHΛΑ/ΝΟV D. 20 mm $ 160

I-41 Obv. Rev.

Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: TW-CW/Δ_-ΛW Inscription of five lines: +HC/WHNOT/ΑΡHWA/..N+. D. 25 mm $ 240

I-12 Obv. Rev.

Cruciform invocative monogram. In the quarters: TW-CW/._-Λ. Inscription of three lines preceded by decoration: ΘЄOCЄ/.IWY/.AT. D. 30 mm $ 80

I-51 Obv. Rev.

Cruciform monogram. In the quarters: IW-AN/N-H Inscription of five lines: +AΠΟ/VΠΑΤWN/SBACIΛIK/WBANIT/WPI+ D. 34 mm $ 300

I-35 Obv. Rev.

Cruciform monogram. In the quarters: .W-C./Δ_-ΛW Inscription of five lines: .NC/.NTHNW/.ΑCHΛIK/.ΠΑΘΑΡΙ/W D. 29 mm $ 160

I-44 Obv. Rev.

Inscription of four lines: .+ΘЄO/TOKЄB/OHΘINIK/HTA Inscription of four lines: +ЄΠI/.KoTPA/.ΠЄZ_/NTZ D. 27 mm SOLD

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