Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 1192. Estimate $500. Closing Date: Monday, 7 January 2008. Sold For $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Anonymous. Circa 11th-12th centuries. PB Seal (28mm, 9.64 g, 12h). O/A/
GI/O/C down left field;
Q/E/ODO/RO/C down right field; St. Theodore standing facing, wearing military attire, holding spear in right hand, left hand on shield / O A
GIO QEODOROC, St. Theodore on horseback, advancing right, in right hand holding spear which he uses to strike a serpent beneath; star between horse and serpent. BLS I -; DOCBS -; Seyrig -; Vatican -; Orghidan -; Jordanov -. VF, light gray-tan patina, some suspension damage.
From the Robert E. Hecht Collection.