418, Lot: 514. Estimate $100. Sold for $150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Niketas(?). Late 11th century. PB Seal (23x23.5mm, 9.54 g, 12h). Converted in antiquity for use as an appliqué. Facing bust of the Theotokos,
orans; possible trace of Medallion of / + NIKЄ/[...], AC MA/[...]ANOT/ TON AN[...]/[...]AHP in five lines; ornament above and below. Cf. Peus 376, lot 1391. VF, earthen gray patina. Interesting reuse of seal for decorative or religious purposes.