★ *A member of well-known Skleroi* ★

PB Byzantine seal of Leo Skleros, vestarches and krites of Anatolikon (c. 1060–1070)
Obv: Bust of the Virgin orans with the medallion. Sigla: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Along the upper border of dots, an inscription: Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Border of dots.
Rev: Inscription of five lines preceded by an ornament: Λέοντι βεστάρχῃ (καὶ) κριτῇ τῶν ᾿Ανατολικ(ῶν) τῷ Σκληρ(ῷ). Border of dots.
Translation: Mother of God. Theotokos aid your servant / Leo Skleros, vestarches and krites of Anatolikon.
Parallel, Seibt, Skleroi, 87, n. 316 (Hermitage M- 3931). For the prominent Skleroi family, see W. Seibt, Die Skleroi. Eine prosopographisch-sigillographische Studie, Wien, 1976.
Weight: 13.63 g.
Diameter: 27.02 mm.
Described by the Pactolus Numismatic Academy (PNA).