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Nomos 21

21 November 2020
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

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From the George Zacos collection

Estimate: 3000 CHF
Hammer Price:  2400 CHF
Lot 384

BYZANTINE SEALS, Administration. Basil, spatharocandidatos, chartularios of the genikon and symponos, first half of the 11th century. Seal or Bulla (Lead, 35 mm, 26.99 g, 6 h). Manus Dei downwards within a border composed of a circle of large pellets within two concentric circles of smaller pellets. Rev. ­­­–✣– / RΑCΙΛ / CΠΑΘΑΡ′Κ / ΔΔ′SΧΑΡ /Τ′Τ<ΟΥ>Γ′S / CVΜΠ / ­­­–✣– (=Βασίλειος σπαθαροκανδιδὰτος καὶ χαρτουλάριος τοῡ γενικοὺ και σύμπονος). Unpublished, save for its previous auction appearance. Clear and with a fine dark grey patina. Extremely fine.

From the APCW Collection, USA, and from that of the late George Zacos, Spink 127, 7 October 1998, 63.

The Basil whose seal this was had the honorary title of Spatharocandidatos, which made him a middle ranking Byzantine courtier of the 7th-11th century (it was formed by combining the titles of two types of palace guards, the spatharios and the kandidatos). He was a high official of the general financial ministry (chartularios tou genikou) and the senior aide, symponos, to the Eparch or Urban Prefect of Constantinople. The fact that he chose a manus dei for his type is quite extraordinary: normally it is only found crowning an imperial figure.

Online bidding closes: 21 Nov 2020, 11:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 28 Mar 2024, 23:41:35 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:2400 CHF

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