223, Lot: 504. Estimate $150. Sold for $235. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Uncertain (Sergios?). 7th century. PB Seal (23mm, 8.33 g, 1h). Eagle standing facing, wings spread; Christogram above / Cruciform monogram. BLS -; DOCBS -. EF, attractive orange surfaces.

Inherited from Rome, the eagle with uplifted wings was a symbol of imperial majesty that took on Christian connotations during the Byzantine period, serving as an emblem of John the Evangelist and Christ himself.