Pantheres imperial protospatharios and strategos of the Thrakesioi (tenth century)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.374 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Field diameter | 19 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 2.48c. |
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on three steps with fleurons arising from base (up to the lower traverse bar). Circular inscription along a border of dots:
+κεRοηθ,τσδλ/
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ).
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
+πν
θυρηR
σπθρ,S
στρτηγ,
τονθρ
κισ
Πανθύρῃ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθαρ(ίῳ) (καὶ) στρατηγ(ῷ) τον Θρᾳκισ(ίων).
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Πανθύρῃ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ τον Θρᾳκισίων.
Lord, help your servant Pantheres, imperial protospatharios and strategos of the Thrakesioi.
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.374 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Field diameter | 19 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 2.48c. |
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
- Constantini Porphyrogeniti De cerimoniis aulae byzantinae
- Byzantine Praetorians: An Administrative, Institutional, and Social Survey of the Opsikion and Tagmata, c. 580-900
- Theophanis Chronographia
- L'histoire et la géographie de la région de Smyrne entre les deux occupations turques (1081-1317), particulièrement au XIIIe siècle
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles
- "Thrakien" und "Thrakesion,"
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung
- Litterae Numismaticae Vindobonenses R. Goebl dedicatae
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.374 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Field diameter | 19 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 2.48c. |
Commentary
This seal, BZS.1958.106.4164, and BZS.1958.106.4164 appear to have come from the same boulloterion, which may have been retooled; otherwise, they may come from boulloteria meant to be exact copies of each other.
The owner's name is Πανθήριος, misspelt here in an unexpected way. It is not impossible that he is identical to the owner of BZS.1951.31.5.2861, a roughly contemporary seal with the same name, titles, and iconography but the work of a more sophisticated engraver.