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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).
ProvenanceFrom 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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