AE Byzantine seal of Ioannes, bishop of Pisidian Sozopolis (AD 11th century)
Obv: Bust of the Mother of God orans, the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla on either side: Μ(ήτη]ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Rev: Inscription of four lines: +᾿Ιω(άννης) [ἐ]πίσκο[πος] Σωζοπόλεως. Border of dots.
Translation: Mother of God. Ioannes, bishop of Sozopolis.
Parallel specimen, Zacos II no. 507.
Weight: 6.09 g.
Diameter: 19.86 mm.