Stephanos imperial protospatharios and strategos of the Kibyrraiotai (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
(Patriarchal?) cross on three steps (X visible at crossing of lower arm) with fleurons arising from base (up to first cross bar). Circular inscription along the circumference. No visible border.
ΚΕΟΗΘΗΤΟΣΟΔ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει το σο δ[ούλ(ῳ)]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΣΤΕ
.ΑΝΟΑΣ
.ΑΘΣΤΡ
..ΙΓΚΥ
ΕΡ,
Στε[φ]άνο β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σ[π]αθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) στρ[ατ]ιγ(ῷ) Κυβερ(ραιοτῶν)
Obverse
(Patriarchal?) cross on three steps (X visible at crossing of lower arm) with fleurons arising from base (up to first cross bar). Circular inscription along the circumference. No visible border.
ΚΕΟΗΘΗΤΟΣΟΔ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει το σο δ[ούλ(ῳ)]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΣΤΕ
.ΑΝΟΑΣ
.ΑΘΣΤΡ
..ΙΓΚΥ
ΕΡ,
Στε[φ]άνο β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σ[π]αθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) στρ[ατ]ιγ(ῷ) Κυβερ(ραιοτῶν)
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.68 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 59.28. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει το σο δούλῳ Στεφάνο βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατιγῷ Κυβερραιοτῶν.
Lord, help your servant Stephen imperial protospatharios and strategos of the Kibyrraiotai.
Bibliography
- Theophanis Chronographia (Open in Zotero)
- De Administrando Imperio (Open in Zotero)
- Hierosolymitikē Vivliothēkē, ētoi Katalogos tōn en tais vivliothēkais : tou hagiōtatou apostolikou te kai katholikou orthodoxou patriarchikou thronou tōn Hierosolymōn kai pasēs Palaistinēs apokeimenōn Hellēnikōn Kōdikōn (Open in Zotero)
- Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
- Les sceaux byzantins de la Collection Henri Seyrig (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Irregular lettering of provincial craftsmanship.