Byzantine lead seal of N. (imperial) spatharios, strategos
(ca 12th cent.)
Obverse: Uncertain bishop saint standing, facial, nimbate, wearing prelate's garments, traces of sigla, no visible border.

Reverse: Inscription in 5 (?) lines (first and last missing), [ΚΕRΘ...R,]/CΠΑΘ,S,/[C]ΤΡΑΤ,Γ[Ω]/ΤΩΚΛ/... = [Κύριε, βοήθει... βασιλικῷ] σπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ τῷ ... (Lord help Ν. imperial spatharios ans strategos the ...), dotted border.

Note: The last illegible word is seemingly the family name of this oficer.

Condition: Very Fine

Weight: 7,3 gram
Diameter: 20,6 mm