Stephanos imperial protospatharios and ek prosopou of Hellas (tenth century)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on steps with fleurons arising from base (up to and beyond the lower traverse bar); one pellet in each upper quarter. Traces of circular inscription within two borders of dots.
.ΕΟΗ.....ΟΥΛ,
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. No visible border.
.ΣΤΕΦ
.ΝΑΣ
ΠΑΘΑΡΙ
.ΕΚΠΡΟΣˊ
.ΕΛΛΔ
Στεφάνῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ (καὶ) ἐκ προσώπου Ἑλλάδος
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on steps with fleurons arising from base (up to and beyond the lower traverse bar); one pellet in each upper quarter. Traces of circular inscription within two borders of dots.
.ΕΟΗ.....ΟΥΛ,
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. No visible border.
.ΣΤΕΦ
.ΝΑΣ
ΠΑΘΑΡΙ
.ΕΚΠΡΟΣˊ
.ΕΛΛΔ
Στεφάνῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ (καὶ) ἐκ προσώπου Ἑλλάδος
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2296 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 18.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 8.11. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Στεφάνῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐκ προσώπου Ἑλλάδος.
Lord, help your servant Stephanos, imperial protospatharios and ek prosopou of Hellas.
Bibliography
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles
- Les sceaux byzantins de la Collection Henri Seyrig
- Documents de sigillographie byzantine: La collection C. Orghidan
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, vol. 2: South of the Balkans, the Islands, south of Asia Minor
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 1
- Du stratège de thème au duc : chronologie de l'évolution au cours du XIe siècle
- Le Peloponnese Byzantin Jusqu'en 1204
- Hellas und Thessalia
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung
- Die byzantinische Armee im 10. und 11. Jahrhundert: Studien zur Organisation der Tagmata
Commentary
Line 5 (rev.): the letter Ε is secure; the base of the letters Λ, Λ, and Δ are off the flan, but their triangular shapes are clearly visible. For the ek prosopou, see Listes, 342. For another ek prosopou of Hellas, see Seyrig , no. 180. The seal of an ek prosopou of Athens is published by Laurent, Orghidan, no. 209, cf. DO Seals 2, § 9.