Eustathios protospatharios, asekretis, imperial notarios and judge of the Peloponnesos and Hellas (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription of five lines. Centralizing dot between Τ and Α on line 3 (obv.). Border of dots.
Ε
ΟΗΘΕΙ
ΕΥΣΤΑΘ,
ΑΣΠΑΘΑ
ΡΗΩ
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Εὐσταθίῳ πρωτοσπαθαρήῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines followed by decoration.
....
ΡΗΤ,Ν
ΤΑΡ,ΚΡΗΤ,
ΠΟΛΟΠΟΝ
ΕΛΑΔˊ
ἀσηκρῆτις, βασιλικῷ νοταρίῳ καὶ κρητῇ Πολοποννήσου καὶ Ἑλάδος
Obverse
Inscription of five lines. Centralizing dot between Τ and Α on line 3 (obv.). Border of dots.
Ε
ΟΗΘΕΙ
ΕΥΣΤΑΘ,
ΑΣΠΑΘΑ
ΡΗΩ
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Εὐσταθίῳ πρωτοσπαθαρήῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines followed by decoration.
....
ΡΗΤ,Ν
ΤΑΡ,ΚΡΗΤ,
ΠΟΛΟΠΟΝ
ΕΛΑΔˊ
ἀσηκρῆτις, βασιλικῷ νοταρίῳ καὶ κρητῇ Πολοποννήσου καὶ Ἑλάδος
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.1970 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 8.23. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Εὐσταθίῳ πρωτοσπαθαρήῳ, ἀσηκρῆτις, βασιλικῷ νοταρίῳ καὶ κρητῇ Πολοποννήσου καὶ Ἑλάδος.
Mother of God, help Eustathios, protospatharios, asekretis, imperial notarios and judge of the Peloponnesos and Hellas.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 2: South of the Balkans, the Islands, South of Asia Minor (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Le Peloponnese byzantin jusqu’en 1204 (Open in Zotero)
- Du stratège de thème au duc: chronologie de l’évolution au cours du XIe siècle (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Hellas und Thessalia (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
- Die byzantinische Armee im 10. und 11. Jahrhundert: Studien zur Organisation der Tagmata (Open in Zotero)
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Commentary
Line 4 (rev.): for the form Πολοπόννησος, see BZS 1958.106.2433, 1958.106.2432, and 1955.1.2751 as well, leading us to believe that we are dealing with one and the same person.