Basil Xeros, protospatharios, grand chartoularios and judge of the Boukellarioi (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Mark holding book in his left hand. Vertical inscription on either side: |Μ|Α|Ρ Κ|Ο|Σ : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Μᾶρκος. Circular inscription within a border of dots:
.....ΘΕΙΤΣΔΟΥΛ
[Κ(ύρι)ε βοή]θει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Bust of St. Mark holding book in his left hand. Vertical inscription on either side: |Μ|Α|Ρ Κ|Ο|Σ : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Μᾶρκος. Circular inscription within a border of dots:
.....ΘΕΙΤΣΔΟΥΛ
[Κ(ύρι)ε βοή]θει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, a decoration above. Border of dots.
RΑΣΙΛ,
ΑˋΣΠΑΘ,
ΧΑΡΤΛ,S
ΚΡΙΤ,ΤΝ
RΚΕΛ,Τ
ΞΗΡ
Βασιλ(είῳ) (προτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ), μ(ε)γ(άλῳ) χαρτουλ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) κριτ(ῇ) τῶν Βουκελ(λαρίων) τῷ Ξηρῷ
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5073 |
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Diameter | 25.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 1.9d. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Βασιλείῳ προτοσπαθαρίῳ, μεγάλῳ χαρτουλαρίῳ καὶ κριτῇ τῶν Βουκελλαρίων τῷ Ξηρῷ.
Lord, help your servant Basil Xeros, protospatharios, grand chartoularios and judge 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)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (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)
- 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)
Parallel Seals
Similar Seals
- Basil protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou, megas chartoularios tou genikou logothesiou, judge of the Hippodrome of the Peloponnesos and Hellas (eleventh century)
- Basil protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou, megas chartoularios tou genikou logothesiou, judge of the Hippodrome of the Peloponnesos and Hellas (eleventh century)
Commentary
One of four parallel specimens whose readings have been combined. See the counterparts listed below and the commentary to BZS 1955.1.3404.