Description: Byzantine PB frog amulet, ca. 5th-7th century AD. Frog within decorated border / three grains of barley with circles with dot in between, all within decorated border.

Diameter: PB29 mm

Weight: 5,41 g

Grade: VF/VF

Attribution: cf. Leu Numismatic Web Auction 16, 3289

Commentary: rare; great lead patina

History: Pendants with frog depictions served as fertility amulets because of the animal’s prolific reproduction.

Article Number: 062-05-05-45597