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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:     77001145      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Byzantine Region:     LEAD SEALS AND BULLAE Issuer:     Lead Seals Date Ruled:     Nicholas II Chrysoberges Metal:     Lead Denomination:     PB Seal Nicholas II Chrysoberges Diameter:     44 mm Weight:     7.45 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     +QKEROHQEI TwCwDOVLw, Theotokos Hodeghetria standing facing on pedestal, holding child Christ in left arm; MP QV across field Reverse Description:     NIKOLAw Primary Reference:     BLS I - Reference2:     DOCBS - Reference3:     Seyrig - Reference4:     Vatican 153; Orghidan -; Jordanov - Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=115568 Grade:     VF, a little dusty, gray patina. Notes:     Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 1145 From the Robert E. Hecht Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 138 (7 March 2005), lot 2674.Seals of Nicholas I Mystikos and Nicholas II Chrysoberges can be difficult to distinguish, since they share the same name and patriarchal seals of the 9th and 10th centuries regularly feature similar obverse types. The obverse legend, however, differs from seals of Nicholas I in the Zacos and Vatican collections, making an attribution to Nicholas II more likely.

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