Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
Lot number: 5228 Price realized: 70 CHF (Approx. 80 USD / 74 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: Johannes Tourkopoulos (?), anthypatos, imperial spatharios and topoteretes of the regiments, second half 10th century. Seal (Lead, 23 mm, 4.80 g, 12 h). +KЄ ROHΘ TⲰ CⲰ ΔO... Nimbate bust of Saint Theodore facing, holding spear transversely over his left shoulder. Rev. +IⲰ ANΘ,/ΠAT, RAC.../ CΠAΘ' S TP.../ [C]XOΛON O /...૪PK૪... in five lines. Unpublished in the standard references. Some weakness and struck on a slightly ragged flan, otherwise, very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. The last lines may have an early attestation of the family name (T)ourkou(poulos). Starting price: 25 CHF |