Romanos Genesios, patrikios, hypatos, grand chartoularios, judge of the Velum and of the Boukellarioi (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. George holding a spear in his right hand and a round shield in his left hand. Vertical inscription on either side: |γε|ρ-γ|ιο|σ : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώργιος. No border visible.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines, a decoration above. Border of dots.
ρμ.ν
πρι̅υ...
χ̅τκρ..
τRηλ..
Rουκελ..
ογενε
οσ
Ῥωμ[α]ν(ὸς) π(ατ)ρί(κιος), ὕ[πατος], μ(έ)γ(ας) χ(αρ)τ(ουλάριος), κρ[ιτὴς] τοῦ βήλ[ου καὶ τῶν] Βουκελ[αρ(ίων)] ὁ Γενέ[σι]ος
Obverse
Bust of St. George holding a spear in his right hand and a round shield in his left hand. Vertical inscription on either side: |γε|ρ-γ|ιο|σ : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώργιος. No border visible.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines, a decoration above. Border of dots.
ρμ.ν
πρι̅υ...
χ̅τκρ..
τRηλ..
Rουκελ..
ογενε
οσ
Ῥωμ[α]ν(ὸς) π(ατ)ρί(κιος), ὕ[πατος], μ(έ)γ(ας) χ(αρ)τ(ουλάριος), κρ[ιτὴς] τοῦ βήλ[ου καὶ τῶν] Βουκελ[αρ(ίων)] ὁ Γενέ[σι]ος
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3049 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 35.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 1.15. |
Translation
Ῥωμανὸς πατρίκιος, ὕπατος, μέγας χαρτουλάριος, κριτὴς τοῦ βήλου καὶ τῶν Βουκελαρίων ὁ Γενέσιος.
Romanos Genesios, patrikios, hypatos, grand chartoularios, judge of the Velum and of the Boukellarioi.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Praetorians: An Administrative, Institutional, and Social Survey of the Opsikion and Tagmata, c. 580-900 (Open in Zotero)
- Galatien und Lykaonien (Open in Zotero)
- De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (Open in Zotero)
- Paphlagonien und Honorias (Open in Zotero)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This seal is connected to two others published by Laurent, (Corpus II, nos. 1018 and 1019), both decorated with a bust of St. George and identifying a Romanos Genesios, prefect of Constantinople (mid-eleventh century).