| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5192 Price realized: 25 CHF (Approx. 28 USD / 26 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Anonymous, circa 7th century. Amulet (Lead, 26 mm, 4.49 g, 12 h), Holy Rider amulet. Holy Rider galloping right, spearing demon laying prostrate on the ground. Rev. Emperor (?) enthroned, holding globus cruciger; to left and right, attendants. Apparently unpublished. Breakage along the edges, otherwise, very fine. Ex Leu Web Auction 26, 8-13 July 2023, 5840, and previously from a European collection, formed before 2005. 'Holy Rider' imagery appears on a large and heterogeneous group of mostly haematite, bronze and lead amulets. Their date is debated, but most objects appear to originate from the 5th and 6th centuries. On the hardstone gems, the Holy Rider is usually named 'Solomon' in allusion to the Late Antique tradition of King Solomon as a master of demons. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
