★ Byzantine lead seal of Tarasios honorary eparch. ★
Byzantine lead seal of Tarasios honorary eparch. (8th cent.)
Obverse: Eagle with raised wings and head to right, invocative cruciform monogram above, ΘΕΟΤΟΚΕ ΒΟΗΘΕΙ = Θεοτόκε βοήθει (Mother of God, help), no visible border.
Reverse: Inscription in 4 lines, no visible border: ΤΑΡΑ/CΙΩ ΑΠ/Ο ΕΠΑΡ/ΧΩΝ = Ταρασίῳ ἀπὸ ἐπάρχων (Tarasios honorary eparch).
Condition: Very Fine
Weight: 12.67 gr
Diameter: 23 mm