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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:     77001127      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Byzantine Region:     LEAD SEALS AND BULLAE Issuer:     Lead Seals Date Ruled:     Symeon Metal:     Lead Denomination:     PB Seal Symeon Diameter:     33 mm Weight:     27.78 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     Theotokos standing facing, wearing chiton and maphorion, in her left arm holding the child Christ who is wearing chiton and himation and holding volumen in left hand; cruciform invocative monograms on either side Reverse Description:     CVME Primary Reference:     BLS I 2983 Reference2:     DOCBS - Reference3:     Seyrig - Reference4:     Vatican -; Orghidan -; Jordanov - Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=115550 Grade:     VF, gray patina. Notes:     Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 1127 From the Robert E. Hecht Collection.The Iconoclasm movement of the 8th and 9th centuries condemned the veneration of icons. While many emperors supported the movement with varying degrees of enthusiasm, others defended the holiness of icons. This and the following seal date between 787, when the Iconoclasm was denounced at the Second Council of Nicaea, and 815, when the Iconoclasm was revived under Leo V.

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