| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2789 Price realized: 190 CHF (Approx. 216 USD / 199 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Johannes Radenos, anthypatos patrikios, imperial protospatharios and droungarios of the imperial navy, 10th century. Seal (Lead, 32 mm, 18.38 g, 12 h). +KЄ [ROH]ΘЄI TⲰ CⲰ ΔOVΛ, ('Lord, help your servant') Richly decorated patriarchal cross on steps, with floral ornaments springing from base. Rev. IⲰ AN/ΘVΠ ΠATP' / R'A'CΠAΘ' S / ΔPOVΓΓAP, T૪ / R' ΠΛOHM, T/...ΔHN' in six lines. Laurent, Corpus II, 966 (proposed reading Theodoros), cited in BBÖ II, p. 44, note 116. Cf. two unpublished parallel seals with a different spacing of the legend in Dumbarton Oaks (BZS.1955.1.3285 and 3286). An impressive seal of a Byzantine admiral. Minor striking weakness and with some scuffs, otherwise, good very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price: 75 CHF |  |
