Basil, imperial (?) spatharios and epi tou deeseon, second half 10th-first half 11th century. Seal (Lead, 28 mm, 12.30 g, 12 h). [KЄ - RO]-HΘ, - CⲰ - ΔO-VΛ-Ⲱ ('Lord, help your servant') Large jeweled cross, with a superimposed Andrew's cross, the letters of the circular invocation placed at the end of each extremity. Rev. +RACIΛ, / [R? C]ΠAΘ S Є/[Π]I TⲰN ΔЄ/...ⲰN in four lines. Unpublished in the standard references. Good fine.


Basil was a very influential courtier. As epi ton deeseon, he was in charge of the presentation of petitions to the emperor.