Elpidios and Polyeuktos (?), chartoularioi (sixth/seventh century)
Obverse
Cruciform monogram. Wreath border.
δ - - ι - κ - λ - ο - π - - τ - υ
Ἐλπιδίου (καὶ) Πολυεύκτου
Reverse
Cruciform monogram. Wreath border.
- ι - λ - ο - ρ - τ - υ - χ -
χαρτουλαρίων
Obverse
Cruciform monogram. Wreath border.
δ - - ι - κ - λ - ο - π - - τ - υ
Ἐλπιδίου (καὶ) Πολυεύκτου
Reverse
Cruciform monogram. Wreath border.
- ι - λ - ο - ρ - τ - υ - χ -
χαρτουλαρίων
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.147 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 968. |
Translation
Ἐλπιδίου καὶ Πολυεύκτου χαρτουλαρίων.
(Seal of) Elpidios and Polyeuktos, chartoularioi.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This seal is parallel to BZS.1951.31.5.3191, but comes from a different boulloterion.
The obverse is slightly ambiguous, and could be resolved in numerous ways, however these two names effectively solve it and seem just as valid as any other resolution. It is possible that the qualifier τοῦ δεσποτικοῦ is also present on the obverse with perhaps another name or title, but this seems unlikely, as there is clearly a plural title on the reverse so it is logical that there would be two names on the obverse.