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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:     77001160      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Byzantine Region:     LEAD SEALS AND BULLAE Issuer:     Lead Seals Date Ruled:     AD 1001-1019 Metal:     Lead Denomination:     PB Seal Sergios II Diameter:     45 mm Weight:     39.05 g Die Axis:     1 h Obverse Description:     +QKE BOHQEI Tw Cw DOVLw, Theotokos Hodeghetria standing facing, wearing chiton and maphorion, holding child Christ, who extends his right hand in benediction; MP [Q]V across field Reverse Description:     CE[RG]Iw Primary Reference:     BLS II 12 Reference2:     DOCBS - Reference3:     Seyrig - Reference4:     Vatican -; Orghidan -; Jordanov - Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=115583 Grade:     VF, minor suspension damage, brown-gray surfaces. Notes:     Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 1160 From the Robert E. Hecht Collection.The 12th century historian John of Jerusalem records that, amid mounting antagonism between the eastern and western churches, Sergios II ended the practice of commemorating the Pope in church services in Constantinople.

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