Byzantine lead seal of Argyrios (?)
protostrator and protolargon
(ca 11th cent.)
Obverse: Bust of saint Nicholaos, facial, nimbate, in prelate's garments, sigla Ο(ΑΓΙΟC)NI-[ΚΟΛ(ΑΟC)] (Saint Nicholaos), dotted border.

Reverse: Inscription in 5 lines, ΘΚΕRΘ,/[ΤΩΑ]ΡΓΗΡ,Α'/[CΤ]Ρ,ΤΡΙΑ´/ΛΑΡΓΟΝ = Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ Ἀργυρίῳ πρωτοστράτορι καὶ πρωτολάργονι (Mother of God, help Argyrios protostrator and protolargon), dotted border.

Condition: Very Fine

Weight: 4,8 gram
Diameter: 17,8 mm