Basil (?) Xeros, imperial protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou, judge of the Hippodrome and of the Anatolikoi (eleventh century)
Obverse
A saint (probably St. Mark) standing holding a book. No epigraphy or border visible.
Reverse
Inscription. No visible border.
ΠΑΘΑΡ
ΠΙΤΓ.
ΡΙΤ,ΕΠ..
ΟΔΡΟΜ.
..ΝΑΝΑ..
ΟΞΗ
Βασίλειος πρωτοσπαθάριος ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου, κριτὴς ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἱπποδρόμου καὶ τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν ὁ Ξερός
Obverse
A saint (probably St. Mark) standing holding a book. No epigraphy or border visible.
Reverse
Inscription. No visible border.
ΠΑΘΑΡ
ΠΙΤΓ.
ΡΙΤ,ΕΠ..
ΟΔΡΟΜ.
..ΝΑΝΑ..
ΟΞΗ
Βασίλειος πρωτοσπαθάριος ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου, κριτὴς ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἱπποδρόμου καὶ τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν ὁ Ξερός
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2222 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 86.24. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Βασίλειος πρωτοσπαθάριος ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου, κριτὴς ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἱπποδρόμου καὶ τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν ὁ Ξερός.
Basil Xeros protospatharios, epi tou Chrysotriklinou, judge of the Hippodrome and of the Anatolikoi.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 3: West, Northwest, and Central Asia Minor and the Orient (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Documents de sigillographie byzantine: La collection C. Orghidan (Open in Zotero)
- Sceaux byzantins du Musée National de Varsovie (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Quite likely the same person as the owner of BZS.1955.1.3412. Following the prosopographical study of DOSeals 2.8.16, we restore the first name of the owner as Basil while recognising that this is not absolutely secure.