Andronikos (?) imperial protospatharios and strategos of the Anatolikoi (tenth century)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on three steps with fleurons arising from base up to first cross bar. Remains of circular inscription beginning at 7 o'clock. No border visible.
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Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. No border visible.
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Ἀνδρονικῷ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on three steps with fleurons arising from base up to first cross bar. Remains of circular inscription beginning at 7 o'clock. No border visible.
+ΚΕ..
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. No border visible.
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Rσ
στρ
τν
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Ἀνδρονικῷ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.1743 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 86.47. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἀνδρονικῷ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν.
Lord, help your servant Andronikos, imperial protospatharios and strategos of the Anatolikoi.
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)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Documents de sigillographie byzantine: La collection C. Orghidan (Open in Zotero)
- Sceaux byzantins du Musée National de Varsovie (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The restoration of the owner's name is tentative but probable.