Byzantine Iconographic PB Seal in the name of Symeon Alyates, proedros. Circa 11th century AD. St. Demetrios standing, holding spear and the sheath of sword; sigla across fields: Ο M I [...] T / + ΚЄR,Θ, [C]VΜЄѠΝ ΠΡΟЄΔΡѠ ΤѠΑΛΥΑ [Τ]Η in five lines. Translation: Lord, help Symeon Alyates, proedros. BLS -; Schlumberger, Sigillographie -; Stavrakos -; for another seal of Symeon Alyates, cf. BZS.1947.2.985. 29.36g, 33mm, 12h.
Condition as seen.
According to H. Moritz (Zunamen, I 43; II 40 & 43) the family name Alyates derives from the Bithynian town Alyatta, and can be traced back to the 10th century.