N., (proto?)spatharios and strategos of Sicily (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (of indeterminate type); in the quarters: .|ΔΛ. Wreath border.
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription. Wreath border.
Θ/
ΤΡΤΗΓ/
ΣΙΚΕΛ/
.... πρωτο(?)σπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ Σικελίας
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (of indeterminate type); in the quarters: .|ΔΛ. Wreath border.
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription. Wreath border.
Θ/
ΤΡΤΗΓ/
ΣΙΚΕΛ/
.... πρωτο(?)σπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ Σικελίας
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3403 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 5.34. |
Translation
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ .... πρωτο?σπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ Σικελίας.
Lord or Theotokos, help your servant N. proto?spatharios and strategos of Sicily.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
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- Theophanes Continuatus, Ioannes Cameniata, Symeon Magister, Georgius Monachus (Open in Zotero)