George imperial spatharios and kommerkiarios of Chaldia (tenth century)
Obverse
Peacock standing frontally, with wings and tail outspread. Circular inscription between two borders of dots:
κεRοηθειτσδουλ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Peacock standing frontally, with wings and tail outspread. Circular inscription between two borders of dots:
κεRοηθειτσδουλ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, rows of three pellets above and below. Border of dots.
γεργ
ιRσπθ
ριSκουμ
ερκηρι
χλδι
Γεωργίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθαρίῳ (καὶ) κουμερκηαρίῳ Χαλδία(ς)
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3407 |
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Diameter | 26.0 mm; field: 24.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 32.18a. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Γεωργίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ κουμερκηαρίῳ Χαλδίας.
Lord, help your servant George, imperial spatharios and kommerkiarios of Chaldia.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Βυζαντιακὰ μολυβδόβουλλα. Ἡ συλλογὴ Ἀναστασίου Κ. Π. Σταμούλη (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- The Byzantine Monuments and Topography of the Pontos (Open in Zotero)
- De Thematibus (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 and BZS.1951.31.5.366 come from the same boulloterion. Their readings have been combined.