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Basil Pediadites, vestes, catepan of Antioch (first half 11th century), Saint Michael facing, half-length, with curly hair and finely detailed wings, wearing loros decorated with pearls, holding a globe in his right hand and sceptre in his left, the sceptre terminating in three branches which stem from a single pearl (as the sceptres on Tetarteron Nomisma of Constantine IX and Zoe), inscriptions to left and right, ***, and circular inscription above, ***, rev. in five lines, ***, 30.19g. (unpublished), extremely fine
Basil Pediadites, vestes, catepan of Antioch (first half 11th century), Saint Michael facing, half-length, with curly hair and finely detailed wings, wearing loros decorated with pearls, holding a globe in his right hand and sceptre in his left, the sceptre terminating in three branches which stem from a single pearl (as the sceptres on Tetarteron Nomisma of Constantine IX and Zoe), inscriptions to left and right, ***, and circular inscription above, ***, rev. in five lines, ***, 30.19g. (unpublished), extremely fine

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Basil Pediadites, vestes, catepan of Antioch (first half 11th century), Saint Michael facing, half-length, with curly hair and finely detailed wings, wearing loros decorated with pearls, holding a globe in his right hand and sceptre in his left, the sceptre terminating in three branches which stem from a single pearl (as the sceptres on Tetarteron Nomisma of Constantine IX and Zoe), inscriptions to left and right, ***, and circular inscription above, ***, rev. in five lines, ***, 30.19g. (unpublished), extremely fine

拍品專文

Basil Pediadites, a eunuch, was katepan of Sicily during the reign of Michael IV the Paphlagonian. According to contemporary sources he was a mediocre general. This seal tells us that Basil held the important post of Duke of Antioch, commander of the best troops of the East. He was no doubt duke under Michael IV before being appointed to Sicily.