Constantine imperial protospatharios and strategos of Thessalonica (tenth century)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on three steps with small fleurons. Circular inscription between two borders of dots.
ΚΕΟΗΘΗΤ.ΣΔΟΥΛ
Κύριε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines preceded and followed by row of pellets. Border of dots.
ΚΝΣ
ΤΑΝΤΑΣΠ
ΑΣΤΡΑΤΗΓ
ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟ
ΝΙΚΗΣ
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Κωνσταντίνῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ Θεσσαλονίκης
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on three steps with small fleurons. Circular inscription between two borders of dots.
ΚΕΟΗΘΗΤ.ΣΔΟΥΛ
Κύριε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines preceded and followed by row of pellets. Border of dots.
ΚΝΣ
ΤΑΝΤΑΣΠ
ΑΣΤΡΑΤΗΓ
ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟ
ΝΙΚΗΣ
······
Κωνσταντίνῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ Θεσσαλονίκης
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3756 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 18.64. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κωνσταντίνῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ Θεσσαλονίκης.
Lord, help your servant Constantine imperial protospatharios and strategos of Thessalonica.
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
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 2
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 1
- Silk Trade and Production in Byzantium from the Sixth to the Ninth Century: The Seals of Kommerkiarioi
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles
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- Recherches sur les douanes à Byzance: L'octava, le "kommerkion" et les commerciares
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin, vol. 5, L’Église
- Les plus anciens recueils des miracles de Saint Démétrius et la pénétration des Slaves dans les Balkans
- L'éparque de Thessalonique: les origines d'une institution administrative (VIIIe-IXe siècles)
Commentary
Zacos, Seals II, no. 123, published a similar seal, with similar decorations, struck in the name of a Constantine imperial protospatharios and strategos of Thessalonica. The specimen is from a different boulloterion but may well have belonged to the same person.