Byzantine lead seal of John monk and priest.(11th cent.)

Obverse: Facial bust of saint martyr Eustathios (?) in military garments, nimbate, holding a spear in his right and a shield in his left, sigla in the fields, Ο(ΑΓΙΟC)EVCT-ΑΘ[ΙΟC?] (Saint Eustathios), dotted border.

Reverse: Inscription in 4 lines between decorative patterns, and following a cross, +ΚΕRΘ,/ΙΩΜΟΝΑ/ΧΩΠΡΕC/RVΤΕΡ, = Κύριε, βοήθει Ἰωάννῃ μοναχῷ πρεσβυτέρῳ (Lord help John monk and priest), dotted border.

Condition : Very fine.

Weight : 11.5 gr
Diameter : 24 mm