I just received an interesting
Byzantine seal which measures 23.09 mm and 8.61 g. On one
side, there is a standing figure holding what appears to be a
cross on a globe in
his left hand and holding a staff or maybe a long
cross in
his right. NIK is to the left of the standing figure. On the other
side is a similar standing figure definitely holding a
cross on a globe in
his left hand (the dots of the
cross are more distinctive) and holding a staff or maybe a long
cross in
his right. Some what like the pose of thr emperor on the
follis of
Constans II. I have read that holding the globe was symbolic of the emperor's rule over the
Christian world/empire. It looks like 11th -12th century to me. Any thoughts? Pogh_poor
