Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 118 | Auction date: 8 April 2024 |
Lot number: 2216 Price realized: 150 GBP (Approx. 190 USD / 175 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
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 |