Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 1158. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Monday, 7 January 2008.  Sold For $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Michael. Patrikios and archegetes, circa 10-12th centuries. PB Seal (22mm, 8.47 g, 12h). [M]I X/A[HL] across field; facing bust of St. Michael, holding scepter / [M]IXAH[L]/ PIS APXE/[G]ETITw M/[...]LE[...] in four lines. BLS I -; cf. DOCBS I, 1.3 (for type); Seyrig -; Vatican -; Orghidan -; Jordanov -. Good VF, orange-gray surfaces, layer of earthen deposit.

From the Robert E. Hecht Collection.

An archegetes was the supreme commander of infantry, either for a standing army or for a vast region of the empire. The area Michael served in is unclear.