Pankratios protospatharios and strategos of Taron (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Michael holding a scepter in his right hand and a globus in his left hand. Vertical inscription visible at left: μ|ι.. : Μι[χα(ήλ)]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, (preceded and?) followed by a decoration. Border of dots.
....
.ανκρατ,
..παθαρ,S
στρατηγ,
τταρ,
– –
[Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Π]ανκρατ(ίῳ) [(πρωτο)σ]παθαρ(ίῳ) (καὶ) στρατηγ(ῷ) τοῦ Ταρ(ών)
Obverse
Bust of St. Michael holding a scepter in his right hand and a globus in his left hand. Vertical inscription visible at left: μ|ι.. : Μι[χα(ήλ)]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, (preceded and?) followed by a decoration. Border of dots.
....
.ανκρατ,
..παθαρ,S
στρατηγ,
τταρ,
– –
[Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Π]ανκρατ(ίῳ) [(πρωτο)σ]παθαρ(ίῳ) (καὶ) στρατηγ(ῷ) τοῦ Ταρ(ών)
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2613 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 76.5. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Πανκρατίῳ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ τοῦ Ταρών.
Lord, help Pankratios, protospatharios and strategos of Taron.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- De Administrando Imperio (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- L’administration byzantine en Arménie aux Xe–XIe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Notes arméno-byzantines (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
For another strategos of Taron, see N. Adontz, "Notes arméno-byzantines," Byzantion 9 (1934) 374-75.