Byzantine lead seal of Theodotos hypatos, imperial spatharokandidatos and droungarios
(8th cent.)
Obverse: Invocative cruciform monogram, inscribed in the corners, resolved as, ΘΕΟΤΟΚΕ ΒΟΗΘΕΙ ΘΕΟΔΟΤΩ ΥΠΑΤΩ (Mother of God, help Theodotos hypatos), wreath border.
Reverse: Inscription in 5 lines, +/ΒΑCΙΛΙ/ΚΩCΠΑΘΑ/ΡΟΚΑΝΔΙΔ/ΑΤΩSΔΡΟΥΓ/ΑΡΙΩ = βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ δρουγγαρίῳ (imperial spatharokandidatos and droungarios), wreath border.
Condition: Very Fine
Weight: 21.40 gr
Diameter: 35 mm