John protospatharios and protonotarios of Paphlagonia (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin with her hands raised before her. Sigla: : Μή(τη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. Circular inscription within a border of dots:
θκεRοηθ,τσδ
Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθ(ει) τῷ σῷ δ[ούλῳ]
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin with her hands raised before her. Sigla: : Μή(τη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. Circular inscription within a border of dots:
θκεRοηθ,τσδ
Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθ(ει) τῷ σῷ δ[ούλῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, decorations above and below. Border of dots.
– –
ιαν
..πρτ,
...θ.SΑΝ
.αφλα΄
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Ἰωάν[νῃ] πρωτ(ο)[σπα]θ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) (πρωτο)ν(οταρίῳ) [Π]αφλα(γονίας)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.132 |
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Diameter | 28.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 11.25. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ πρωτονοταρίῳ Παφλαγονίας.
Mother of God, please help your servant John, protospatharios and protonotarios of Paphlagonia.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Bleisiegel in Berlin II (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (Open in Zotero)
- Paphlagonien und Honorias (Open in Zotero)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)