Basil asekretis and logothetes (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Basil, facing, blessing with his right hand and holding a book in his left. Inscription visible: Α|ΣΗ|Λ: ὁ ἅγιος Βασήλειος. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Basil, facing, blessing with his right hand and holding a book in his left. Inscription visible: Α|ΣΗ|Λ: ὁ ἅγιος Βασήλειος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.
ασιλ,
ασηκρητ
.σ.λογο
....
Βασιλ(είῳ) ἀσηκρῆτ[ι]ς [(καὶ)] λογο[θέτῃ]
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.431 |
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Diameter | 27.0 mm |
Translation
Βασιλείῳ ἀσηκρῆτις καὶ λογοθέτῃ.
Basil, asekretis and logothetes.
Commentary
The obverse of this seal appears to be overstruck over a bust of a military saint. The remains of a second right hand holding a spear can be seen directly above St. Basil's hand offering a blessing, the remnants of a circular invocative inscription appear to be above the sigla on the right, and two separate borders of dots seem visible in the lower right portion of the obverse.