| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2783 Price realized: 35 CHF (Approx. 40 USD / 37 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 6th-7th centuries. Medallion (Bronze, 27 mm, 2.34 g). Saint on horseback riding to right, holding cruciform scepter or spear in his right hand; to right, palm frond. Rev. Incuse of obverse. An interesting repoussé medallion. Good very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Without any legend, it is difficult to identify the saint. The scene resembles late Antique iconography of Christ entering Jerusalem, but there are no clear signs that this episode was intended - there are no attendants paving the road with their garments and the mount is clearly not a donkey. On the other hand, images of a Holy Rider were very popular in this period of time, usually depicting the rider in full gallop, spearing a demon with a cruciform spear. The rider on our piece seems to be holding a cruciform spear or scepter as well, and he may well be attributed to the same iconographical tradition. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
