Byzantine lead seal of Ignatios Chaldos spatharios (?)
(11th cent.)
Obverse: Uncertain military saint standing facing, wearing military dress, holding spear in right hand, resting left on shield, traces of sigla, not visible border.
Reverse: Inscription in 5 lines, ΚΕR,Θ,/[ΙΓ]ΝΑΤΙ[Ω]/[CΠΑΘ?]ΑΡΙΩΤΟΝ/ΧΑΛΔ/ΟΝ=Κύριε, βοήθει Ἰγνατίῳ σπαθαρίῳ τὸν Χάλδον (Lord help Ignatios Chaldos spatharios), not visible border.
Condition: Very Fine
Weight: 4,4 gram
Diameter: 17,9 mm