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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:     77001171      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Byzantine Region:     LEAD SEALS AND BULLAE Issuer:     Lead Seals Date Ruled:     Maria of Alania Metal:     Lead Denomination:     PB Seal Maria of Alania Diameter:     39 mm Weight:     32.24 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     [QEOTOKE B]OHQEI in circular inscription; MP (ligate) and QV across field; bust of Theotokos facing, wearing chiton and maphorion, holding medallion of child Christ before her chest Reverse Description:     MARIA [C]EBACTH, crowned bust of Maria, holding scepter surmounted by cross over crescent in right hand, left hand raised before chest Primary Reference:     BLS I - Reference2:     DOCBS - Reference3:     Seyrig - Reference4:     Vatican -; Orghidan -; Jordanov - Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=115594 Grade:     Good VF, light tan patina, minor repair on the obverse. Notes:     Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 1171 From the Collection of Robert E. Hecht. Ex Gorny & Mosch 155 (March 5, 2007), lot 413.Maria, a Georgian princess renowned for her beauty and intelligence, became the wife of two emperors. In 1070 she married Michael VII Ducas, with whom she had her only child, Constantine. When Michael was forced to abdicate and retire to a monastery in 1078, she married his successor, Nicephorus III Botaniates, on the condition that he name Constantine his heir. Nicephorus eventually disinherited Constantine, and Maria lent her support to Alexius I.

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