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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     77001164      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Byzantine Region:     LEAD SEALS AND BULLAE Issuer:     Lead Seals Date Ruled:     AD 1057-1059 Metal:     Lead Denomination:     PB Seal Isaac I Comnenus Diameter:     34 mm Weight:     32 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     +EMMA NOVHA, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; IC XC flanking Reverse Description:     [+ICAA]KIOC RACI LEVC PwM, crowned half-length facing bust of Isaac, wearing chiton and cuirass, holding sword in right hand and globus cruciger in left Primary Reference:     BLS I 86c Reference2:     DOCBS - Reference3:     Seyrig - Reference4:     Vatican -; Orghidan -; Jordanov - Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=115587 Grade:     VF, gray patina. Notes:     Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 1164 From the Robert E. Hecht Collection.Isaac was a general who gained the imperial throne with the support of the army in 1057. He proudly displays himself as a military man on this seal, as he did on his coins. This type of imagery offended some of Isaac’s contemporaries, who interpreted it as suggesting that the emperor owed his accession to his military skills and not to divine providence.

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