PB Byzantine seal of Michael imperial protospatharios and judge (AD 10th century)
Obv.: A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of three steps. Along the circumference, within a thin wreath border, a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock: Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ.
Rev.: Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross: +Μιχαὴλ βασιλικῷ (πρωτο)σπαθαρίῳ καὶ κριτῇ. Thin wreath border.
Translation: Lord, help your servant Michael, imperial protospatharios and judge.
Weight: 10.67 g.
Diameter: 27.28 mm.