Byzantine lead seal of Nicholaos officer
(ca 11th cent.)
Obverse: Bust of saint Nicholaos, facial, nimbate, in prelate's garments, sigla Ο(ΑΓΙΟC)[NIKO]-ΛΑΟC (Saint Nicholaos), dotted border.

Reverse: Inscription in 5 lines, +ΟΜΩ/ΝΥΜΟΥΝ/ΤΙΤΗΝ[ΧΑ]/ΡΙΝΔΙΔ[ΟΥ]ΠΕΡ = Ὁμωνυμοῦντι τὴν χάριν δίδου πάτερ (Oh father [Nicholaos], deliver your grace to me that I bear your name), dotted border.

It's to note that the inscription in reverse consists a twelve-syllable iambic verse.

Condition: Very Fine

Weight: 4,6 gram
Diameter: 16,3 mm