Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 118Auction date: 8 April 2024
Lot number: 2216

Price realized: 150 GBP   (Approx. 190 USD / 175 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
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Lot description:


Byzantine Iconographic PB Amulet. Circa 9th-13th century AD. Military saint (George, or Theodore?), nimbate and holding spear, on horseback to right; small figure with spear seated behind, spiral motif before horse / Small diagonal cross superimposed on large Greek cross with annulet finials, the whole set on two step base, spirals to left and right. Cf. Roma E-36, 901 for a similar rectangular example. 12.44g, 50mm, 12h.

Condition as seen. Pierced to be sewn to clothing, possibly to identify the wearer as being from a particular religious house or order.

Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 75, 15 October 2020, lot 1011.

Estimate: 150 GBP