Lead seal of Eustathios Metropolitan of Tarsos (of Kilikia) (7th cent.) Diam.: mm Weight: gr. Condition: VF.
Obverse: The bust of saint Paul the apostle, en face, nimbate, a cross in either side, underneath inscription ΤΑΡCΟΥ, all within wreath border.
Reverse: Cruciform monogram inscribed in the 4 corners, reading as: ΕΥCΤΑΘΙΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΤΟΥ (of Eustathios metropolitan).
26mm
14.12gr
Very Fine
From a Private UK Collection.