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ID:     77001141
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Byzantine
Region:     LEAD SEALS AND BULLAE
Issuer:     Lead Seals
Date Ruled:     Niketas
Metal:     Lead
Denomination:     PB Seal Niketas
Diameter:     24 mm
Weight:     9.96 g
Die Axis:     1 h
Obverse Description:     KE BOHQEI Tw Cw DOVLw, patriarchal cross on four steps
Reverse Description:     +NIKHTA
Primary Reference:     cf. BLS I 2253 and 2258(seal of same person)
Reference2:     DOCBS -
Reference3:     Seyrig -
Reference4:     Vatican -; Orghidan -; Jordanov -
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=115564
Grade:     Good VF, tan patina, some suspension damage.
Notes:     Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 1141 From the Robert E. Hecht Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 152 (10 October 2006), lot 2969.This seal probably belongs to Niketas Ooryphas, commander of the imperial navy under Michael II and Basil I. Around 867, Niketas commanded the naval fleet dispatched to deal with Arabs sacking the Dalmatian coast.