Seal of Basileios Xeros, imperial protospatharios epi tou chrysotriklinou, krites epi tou hippodromou and of the Anatolikoi
source date: Mid-11th c. Mitte 11. Jh. Μέσα 11ου αι.
edition published: 2023-05-04
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Μήτηρ Θεοῦ

Βασίλειος πρωτοσπαθάριος ἐπὶ τοῦ χρυσοτρικλίνου κριτὴς ἐπὶ τοῦ ἱπποδρόμου καὶ τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν ὁ Ξηρός

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Μήτηρ Θεοῦ / Βασίλειος πρωτοσπαθάριος ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου, κριτὴς ἐπὶ τοῦ ἱπποδρόμου καὶ τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν ὁ Ξηρός.

Mother of God. Basileios Xeros, imperial protospatharios epi tou chrysotriklinou, krites epi tou hippodromou and of the Anatolikoi

Muttergottes. Basileios Xeros, kaiserlicher protospatharios epi tou chrysotriklinou, krites epi tou hippodromou und der Anatolikoi.

Θεοτόκος. Βασίλειος Ξηρός, πρωτοσπαθάριος επί του Χρυσοτρικλίνου, κριτή επί του ιπποδρόμου και των Ανατολικών.

The restitution of the missing parts of the legend is based on the parallels. The name Basileios Xeros[1] is attested on many other seals, however the identification of the issuer remains uncertain.

[1]. [...], Basileios 20228 .

(1) DO BZS.1955.1.3412 – [...], no. 86.23 , also published in [...], BZS.1955.1.3412 ;

(2) Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum – [...], p. 30, table VIII, no. 23 ; [...], p. 21-25 ; [...], p. 5, no. c ;

(3) Istanbul, Archeological Museum, no. 230 – [...], no. 3.9 .

[...], p. 83, no. 2 .