Byzantine lead seal of Marchabas protoproedros (?) (ca 11th/12th cent.)
Obverse: Saint Theodore, nimbate, standing facing, holding a spear in his right hand (as usual), and resting his left hand on a shield. Columnar inscription: [O A(ΓIOC)]- ΘЄOΔΩPOC = Ὁ ἅγιος Θεόδωρος (Saint Theodoros), all within dotted border.

Reverse: Inscription in 6 lines, partly surviving: ΜΑΡ[ΧΑ]/ΒΑ C[...]/ΚΑΙ ΠΡΩΤΟΠΡΟΕΔΡΩ [...]/ ......= Μαρχαβᾷ (στρατηγῷ;) καὶ πρωτοπροέδρῳ... (Of Marchabas strategos and protoproedros...).

Condition: Half part of the seal, broken across the channel, F/VF.

Weight: 7.23 gr
Diameter: 27 mm