Kalos, spatharokandidatos and tourmarches of Kourikos, 10th century. Seal (Lead, 21 mm, 5.22 g, 12 h). +KЄ RΟΗΘЄΙ ΤⲰ CⲰ [ΔΟΥΛ] Griffin springing right. Rev. +KAΛO [R,]/CΠAΘ,K[AN]/ΔIΔ S T[OV]/PMAP[XH K]/૪PHKO in five lines. DO Seals V, 8.1. A historically significant seal of a military commander bearing a fearsome representation of a griffin. Broken and glued, otherwise, very fine.

The city of Korykos was a naval base on the Cilician coast that turned into a minor military command (a "tourma") under a tourmarches in the 9th and 10th centuries, forming part of the larger military command of Seleukeia under a kleisouriarches or strategos