Our study dealt with attribution of two early medieval Byzantine lead seals found in the recent years in the Southwestern Crimea. They attracted our attention because their reverses are stamped with Greek block monograms, and at the moment we’re developing technique to decipher them. We submit our findings for scientific discussion.
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