A very interesting seal of a Gerotropheion (old age home)
Lot 3163
The Gerotropheion (old age home), 11th century. Seal (Lead, 28 mm, 17.59 g, 12 h). +ΓPA/ΦAC CΦPA/ΓIZⲰ KAI / ΛOΓOVC S / TAC KRI/CEIC ("I seal the letters and documents and the decisions") in six lines. Rev. ΠΡA/ΞЄIC TЄ / KVPⲰ TAC / TOV ΓHPO/TPOΦЄI/OV ("and I authenticate the acts of the Gerotropheion") in six lines, decorations flanking the last line. Apparently unpublished. An intriguing and exceptional piece belonging to a philanthropical institution seldomly encountered on seals. Good very fine.

Ex Leu Web Auction 19, 26-28 February 2022, 3454 and previously from a European collection, formed before 2005.
Starting price:
50 CHF
Hammer price:
320 CHF
Bid increment:
Closed
Minimum bid:
Closed
Number of bids:
14 Bids
Time left:
Closing time: 18-Jul-22, 16:38:00 CEST
All winning bids are subject to a 18.5% buyer's fee.

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