Lot 06971

Zinc (probably) medal commemorating the election of Neophytos VIII as ecumenical patriarch (1891). The double-headed eagle of the Byzantine Empire and the inscription “ΝΕΟΦΥΤΟΣ / ελέω Θεού Αρχιεπίσκοπος / Κωνσταντινουπόλεως / Νέας Ρώμης και Οικου / μενικός Πατρίαρχης” within wreath on obverse. Virgin Mary with Christ on reverse. Diameter: 64mm. Weight: 196gr. Hole along the diameter from top to bottom. Small strikes. Very Fine.