N., imperial spatharios and tourmarches of the Kibyrraiotai (eighth/ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type VIII); in the quarters: .Σ|ΔΛ. Wreath border.
Κύριε βοήθει [τ]ῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Wreath border.
.σ
ιβ/σπα
.τρμ/τ/
κιβυρ/
....ίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπα(θαρίῳ) [(καὶ)] τουρμ(άρχῃ) τ(ῶν) Κιβυρ(ραιωτῶν)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type VIII); in the quarters: .Σ|ΔΛ. Wreath border.
Κύριε βοήθει [τ]ῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Wreath border.
.σ
ιβ/σπα
.τρμ/τ/
κιβυρ/
....ίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπα(θαρίῳ) [(καὶ)] τουρμ(άρχῃ) τ(ῶν) Κιβυρ(ραιωτῶν)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.858 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 28.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 59.33; and Zacos-Veglery, no. 2523. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ ....ίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ τουρμάρχῃ τῶν Κιβυρραιωτῶν.
Lord, help your servant N., imperial spatharios and tourmarches of the Kibyrraiotai.
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Commentary
Zacos-Veglery read the name as Θεόφιλος. The only surviving letter of the name on line 1 is uncertain; it might be a sigma, an epsilon, or a theta. On the contrary, the first letter of line 2, shows a vertical line and is a Ι, or, possibly, the right vertical bar of a Π. So the reading Theophilos must therefore be excluded, but many others remain possible: Σέργιος (rather short), Εὐστάθιος, Εὐστράτιος, or Σταυράκιος (rather long).