Synetos and Niketas apo eparchon, general kommerkiarioi of the apotheke of Koloneia, Kamacha and Fourth Armenia (713-715)
Obverse
Emperor Anastasios standing frontally, bearded, holding a globus cruciger in his right hand. Indiction signs on either side: -ιβ|-ιγ. Circular inscription, beginning at right. No visible border.
.υνετνικητ.....ρχων
[Σ]υνετοῦ (καὶ) Νικήτα [ἀπὸ ἐπ]άρχων
Obverse
Emperor Anastasios standing frontally, bearded, holding a globus cruciger in his right hand. Indiction signs on either side: -ιβ|-ιγ. Circular inscription, beginning at right. No visible border.
.υνετνικητ.....ρχων
[Σ]υνετοῦ (καὶ) Νικήτα [ἀπὸ ἐπ]άρχων
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines. No visible border.
.ενικ.
νκοερ.
ιριωνπο
..κησκολον
..σκμχω
.δ̅ρμε
νισ
[(καὶ) γ]ενικ[ῶ]ν κομμερ[κ]ιαρίων ἀπο[θή]κης Κολον[ία]ς, Καμάχω[ν] (καὶ) δˊ Ἀρμενίας
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.685 |
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Diameter | 33.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 74.4. See also Zacos-Veglery, no. 219; and Oikonomides, Dated Seals, no. 30. |
Translation
Ἰνδικτιὼν ιβˊ. Ἰνδικτιὼν ιγˊ. Συνετοῦ καὶ Νικήτα ἀπὸ ἐπάρχων καὶ γενικῶν κομμερκιαρίων ἀποθήκης Κολονίας, Καμάχων καὶ δˊ Ἀρμενίας.
Indiction 12. Indiction 13. Synetos and Niketas apo eparchon, general kommerkiarioi of the apotheke of Koloneia, Kamacha and Fourth Armenia.
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. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- A Collection of Dated Byzantine Lead Seals (Open in Zotero)
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Commentary
The term Armenia is used to designate the Roman provinces of that name.