Tyzla 1 was a basilikos spatharios and, probably, archon of Cherson; owner of a seal probably to be dated to the eighth or ninth century (see below): Schlumberger, Sig., p. 238, no. 8 (facsimile). Schlumberger dates the seal to the eleventh century. Obv.: patriarchal cross on three steps, with the legend Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ). Rev.: +Τζυλ - α β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ - αρηῳ Χρ - εσωνο(ς). This is Schlumberger's reading of the reverse, making the owner basilikos spatharios of Cherson. It is doubtful if this title ever existed, since basilikos spatharios was a dignity, not an office. The reverse should perhaps be read as follows: Τζύλα β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ(αρίῳ) ἄρχω(ντι) Χρεσῶνο(ς). The combination of basilikos spatharios with archon of Cherson is well attested on other seals dateable to the eighth or ninth century (cf. Eustathios 19, Elias 1 and Gregoras 1).

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