Michael spatharokandidatos epi tou Chrysotriklinou, asekretis and judge of the Armenian themes (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription of five lines, a decoration below. Border of dots.
κ̅εR,θ,
τσδ,
μιχαηλ
σπαθαρ,
καν
– –
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) Μιχαὴλ σπαθαρ(ο)κανδ(ι)δ(άτῳ)
Obverse
Inscription of five lines, a decoration below. Border of dots.
κ̅εR,θ,
τσδ,
μιχαηλ
σπαθαρ,
καν
– –
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) Μιχαὴλ σπαθαρ(ο)κανδ(ι)δ(άτῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
επιτ
σ,τρ,κ,ασ
κριητSκρ.
τ,τναρμ.
νικ,θε
-μˊ-
ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρ(υ)σ(ο)τρ(ι)κ(λίνου), ἀσ[η]κρίητ (καὶ) κρ[ι]τ(ῇ) τῶν Ἀρμ[ε]νικ(ῶν) θεμ(άτων)
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.46 |
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Diameter | 31.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 56.7. See also W. Seibt, "Ἀρμενικὰ θέματα", 134, no. 3. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Μιχαὴλ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου, ἀσηκρίητ καὶ κριτῇ τῶν Ἀρμενικῶν θεμάτων.
Lord, help your servant Michael, spatharokandidatos epi tou Chrysotriklinou, asekretis and judge of the Armenian themes.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Die byzantinische Armee im 10. und 11. Jahrhundert: Studien zur Organisation der Tagmata (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- L’organisation de la frontière orientale de Byzance aux Xe-XIe siècles et Le Taktikon de l’Escorial (Open in Zotero)
- Ἀρμενικὰ Θέματα als terminus technicus der byzantinischen Verwaltungsgeschichte des 11. Jahrhunderts (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
- The Land Legislation of the Macedonian Emperors (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Note the transposition of the final letters in ἀσηκρίτητ (for ἀσηκρίτῃ).