★ A nice seal with an unusual office! ★

Byzantine lead seal of Avramios officer
(ca 12th cent.)

Obverse: Bust of saint martyr George, facing, nimbate, wearing military dress, holding spear and shield, sigla [Ο ΑΓΙΟC ΓΕ]-ΩΡΓΙΟC (Saint George), dotted border.

Reverse: Inscription in 5 lines between decorative patterns and following a cross, + KΕΒΟ/ΗΘΕΙΤΩ/[C]ΩΔΟΥΛΟ/ΑΒΡΑΑΜΙ/Ω = Κύριε, βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἀβραμίῳ (Lord, help your servant Avramios), dotted border.

Condition: Very Fine

Weight: 20.40 gr
Diameter: 28 mm