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Rare Ancient BYZANTINE Lead Seal ca.800 Double Cross Religious Artefact Monk
Rare Ancient BYZANTINE Lead Seal ca.800 Double Cross Religious Artefact Monk

Rare Ancient BYZANTINE Lead Seal ca.800 Double Cross Religious Artefact Monk

$ 23.76

Availability: 24 in stock
  • Historical Period: Byzantine (300-1400 AD)
  • Era: Ancient
  • Condition: Good 3.96 gr 16 mm

    Description

    Rare Ancient BYZANTINE Lead Seal ca.800 Double Cross Religious Artefact Monk
    Description
    BYZANTIUM EMPIRE (Constantinople/Istanbul)
    A Byzantine
    lead seal
    ,
    approx.
    8th
    century for official use in some form of ecclesiastical domain. Orthodox Christianity was the religion of much of the near and middle east until the Islamic Ottoman Turk invasion in the 14th century.
    These official lead seals to be used on seal waxing envelopes are very evocative of a lost time.
    Byzantine
    lead seal
    ,
    about
    8th-10th
    c.
    Vs
    :
    Numbered
    patriarchal
    cross
    in
    roman numerals
    RS
    :
    Symbol
    symbol
    in
    roman text
    3.96
    gr
    16
    mm
    Condition
    :
    Good
    From an old german collection, name to buyer
    See the pics
    Postage inside ireland  is 1£'s
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