Synetos and Niketas apo eparchon, general kommerkiarioi of Lazike (711/712)
Obverse
Emperor Philippikos standing frontally wearing a crown and a loros and holding a globus cruciger in his right hand. Indiction signs on either side: -ι. Circular inscription, beginning at twelve o'clock. No visible border.
...ετνικητ-........ων
[Συν]ετοῦ <καὶ> Νικήτα, [ἀπὸ ἐπάρχ]ων
Obverse
Emperor Philippikos standing frontally wearing a crown and a loros and holding a globus cruciger in his right hand. Indiction signs on either side: -ι. Circular inscription, beginning at twelve o'clock. No visible border.
...ετνικητ-........ων
[Συν]ετοῦ <καὶ> Νικήτα, [ἀπὸ ἐπάρχ]ων
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Indeterminate border.
γενι
κονκομ
μερκιρ
ιωνποθη
κησλζ
ι...
γενικον κομμερκιαρίων ἀποθήκης Λαζι[κῆς]
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4392 |
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Diameter | 32.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 35.2; Zacos-Veglery, no. 208. |
Translation
Ἰνδικτιὼν ι᾽. Συνετοῦ καὶ Νικήτα, ἀπὸ ἐπάρχων γενικον κομμερκιαρίων ἀποθήκης Λαζικῆς.
Indiction 10. Synetos and Niketas apo eparchon, general kommerkiarioi of Lazike.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
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Commentary
The date of this seal, established by the previous editors, is supported by the career of its owners, outlined in Zacos-Veglery, 156, table 11.