Basil imperial protospatharios and chartoularios of the dromos of the Armeniakoi (tenth century)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross (X at crossbars) on three steps, with fleurons rising to the first bar. Circular inscription within a border of dots:
κεRοηθειτσουλ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a decoration above. Border of dots.
+Rσιλ
ειRσπ
.θSχρτλ
τρομτ
ρμενια
Βασιλείῳ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπ[α]θ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) χαρτ(ου)λ(αρίῳ) τ(οῦ) δρόμ(ου) τ(ῶν) [Ἀ]ρμενια(κῶν)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross (X at crossbars) on three steps, with fleurons rising to the first bar. Circular inscription within a border of dots:
κεRοηθειτσουλ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a decoration above. Border of dots.
+Rσιλ
ειRσπ
.θSχρτλ
τρομτ
ρμενια
Βασιλείῳ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπ[α]θ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) χαρτ(ου)λ(αρίῳ) τ(οῦ) δρόμ(ου) τ(ῶν) [Ἀ]ρμενια(κῶν)
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.1380 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 27.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no 22.9. Laurent, Corpus II, no. 463. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Βασιλείῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ χαρτουλαρίῳ τοῦ δρόμου τῶν Ἀρμενιακῶν.
Lord, help you servant Basil, imperial protospatharios and chartoularios of the dromos of the Armeniakoi.
Bibliography
- The Armeniac Theme and the Fate of Its Leaders (Open in Zotero)
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
- Les sceaux byzantins de la Collection Henri Seyrig (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (Open in Zotero)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)
- Istoriceskoe znacenie italo-greceskoj ikonopisi: Izobra zenija Bogomatera v prozvedenijah italo-greceskih ikonopiscev i ih vlijanie na kompozicii nekotoryh proslavlennyh russkih ikon (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
On the chartoularioi of the (oxys) dromos, see the commentary to DO Seals 1, no. 1.5 (BZS.1958.106.1280).