Maria spatharissa (ninth century)
Obverse
Double cross on three steps. Circular inscription within two borders of dots.
ΚΕοηθ..ησηδουλ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ[η τ]ῇ σῇ δούλ(ῃ)
Obverse
Double cross on three steps. Circular inscription within two borders of dots.
ΚΕοηθ..ησηδουλ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ[η τ]ῇ σῇ δούλ(ῃ)
Reverse
Inscription in three lines with decorations above and below. Border of dots.
μαρηα
σσπαθα
ρεασ
Μαρήας σπαθαρέας
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.881 |
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Diameter | 32.0 mm; field: 24.0 mm |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθη τῇ σῇ δούλῃ. Μαρήας σπαθαρέας.
Lord help your servant. (Seal of) Maria spatharissa.
Commentary
Note that on her seal, Maria does not call herself a "spatharissa," but a "spatharea." In his unpublished catalogue of the Shaw collection, Laurent identifies this Maria as the same individual as seal BZS.1947.2.908, when she was a protospatharissa.