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LOT 0928

Byzantine Bronze 'Lord Help Leon the Servant' Stamp Seal

5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (15.6 grams, 25 mm).

Comprising a conical body with segmented outer face and loop motifs, biconvex baluster, thick loop; retrograde legend to the underside: '+KE BO / HΘITOV / ΔΟΥΛΟ / ΛΕΟΤΑ (Lord help Leon the servant).

Provenance

From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.

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LOT 0928

Byzantine Bronze 'Lord Help Leon the Servant' Stamp Seal

Sold for (Inc. bp): £358

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