Watch List notes:

Staurakios Kourtikios, imperial (?) protospatharios and strategos of Hellas, 10th century. Seal (Lead, 26 mm, 10.24 g, 12 h). M/I/X-[AHΛ] St. Michael standing facing, nimbate, wearing loros, holding a labarum in his right hand. Rev. +CTARP/[...]R'A'CΠAΘ. S / [CTP]ATIΓ, THC / ЄΛAΔOC O K/OVP[TI]K' in five lines. Unpublished in the standard references. Piece broken off along the channel, otherwise, good very fine.