Byzantine Seals. Seal (Lead, 22 mm, 9.05 g, 12 h), Joseph, koubikoularios, circa 9th-10th century. +KЄ ROHΘ Patriarchal cross on step from which tendrils spring. Rev. + Iω/CH Δ K૪ / BHK૪ΛA/PIOC in four lines. Good very fine.
A koubikoularios was an eunuch palace servant.