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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:     77001140      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Byzantine Region:     LEAD SEALS AND BULLAE Issuer:     Lead Seals Date Ruled:     Kosmas Metal:     Lead Denomination:     PB Seal Kosmas Diameter:     26 mm Weight:     8.28 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     QEOTOKE BOHQEI in cruciform monogram; Tw Cw [D](OY) Lw in quarters Reverse Description:     KOCMA Primary Reference:     cf. BLS I 2077 (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=115563 Grade:     VF, gray patina. Notes:     Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 1140 From the Robert E. Hecht Collection.The Hieron was a fortress on the Bosporos near the entrance to the Black sea. From the 6th to the 9th centuries it was commanded by a comes, whose duties were to defend the approach to Constantinople and to oversee the collection of taxes on sea traffic.

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