Michael protospatharios epi ton oikeiakon and epoptes of the Thrakesioi (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
An archangel, presumably St. Michael, standing frontally, with open wings. The concluding half of a circular invocation visible at right along a border of dots:
τσδουλ
[Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει] τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. No visible border.
+μιχ
Rˊˊσ
επιτ,οι
Sεποπ
θρ
Μιχ[αὴλ] β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σ[παθαρ(ίῳ)] ἐπὶ τ(ῶν) οἰ[κει(ακῶν)] (καὶ) ἐπόπ[τῃ τ(ῶν)] Θρᾳ[κησ(ίων)]
Obverse
An archangel, presumably St. Michael, standing frontally, with open wings. The concluding half of a circular invocation visible at right along a border of dots:
τσδουλ
[Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει] τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. No visible border.
+μιχ
Rˊˊσ
επιτ,οι
Sεποπ
θρ
Μιχ[αὴλ] β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σ[παθαρ(ίῳ)] ἐπὶ τ(ῶν) οἰ[κει(ακῶν)] (καὶ) ἐπόπ[τῃ τ(ῶν)] Θρᾳ[κησ(ίων)]
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.200 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 27.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 2.9b. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Μιχαὴλ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τῶν οἰκειακῶν καὶ ἐπόπτῃ τῶν Θρᾳκησίων.
Lord, help your servant Michael, imperial protospatharios epi ton oikeiakon and epoptes of the Thrakesioi.
Bibliography
- Theophanis Chronographia (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This seal and BZS.1947.2.179 are very similar and seem to have belonged to the same individual but come from different boulloteria.