Constantine (imperial?) spatharios and chartoularios of the Thrakesioi (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. George holding a spear in his right hand and a shield in his left hand. Inscription in two columns: |γ|ε-ω| : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώ[ργιος]. No visible border.
Obverse
Bust of St. George holding a spear in his right hand and a shield in his left hand. Inscription in two columns: |γ|ε-ω| : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώ[ργιος]. No visible border.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. No visible border.
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ταντ
.αθ,Sχ.
ρτλ,τν
θρακη
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Κω[νσ]ταντ(ίνῳ) [β(ασιλικῷ) σπ]αθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) χ[α]ρτουλ(αρίῳ) τῶν Θρᾳκησ(ίων).
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2336 |
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Diameter | 20.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 2.1. |
Translation
Κωνσταντίνῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ χαρτουλαρίῳ τῶν Θρᾳκησίων.
Constantine, imperial spatharios and chartoularios of the Thrakesioi.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 3: West, Northwest, and Central Asia Minor and the Orient (Open in Zotero)
- Constantini Porphyrogeniti De cerimoniis aulae byzantinae (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Praetorians: An Administrative, Institutional, and Social Survey of the Opsikion and Tagmata, c. 580-900 (Open in Zotero)
- Theophanis Chronographia (Open in Zotero)
- L’histoire et la géographie de la région de Smyrne entre les deux occupations turques (1081-1317), particulièrement au XIIIe siècle (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- “Thrakien” und “Thrakesion” (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Constantine's title could as well be resotred as (πρωτο)σπαθαρίῳ.