Andrew (?) patrikios, imperial protospatharios, and strategos of Sicily (ninth century)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.825 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Previous Editions | Zacos-Veglery, no. 1850 (misread); DO Seals 1, 5.7. |
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the angles: .σ.|δλ. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει [τ]ῷ σ[ῷ] δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Indeterminate border.
..δρε
π.τρικβ
σπSσρ.
τηγσικ
ελισ
[Ἀν]δρέ[ᾳ?] π[α]τρικ(ίῳ), β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπ(αθαρίῳ) (καὶ) σ<τ>ρ[α]τηγῷ Σικελίας
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἀνδρέᾳ (?) πατρικίῳ, βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ Σικελίας.
Theotokos, help your servant Andrew (?) patrikios, imperial protospatharios, and strategos of Sicily.
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.825 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Previous Editions | Zacos-Veglery, no. 1850 (misread); DO Seals 1, 5.7. |
Commentary
Amari I, 338, note 1, speaks of a seal that belonged to a certain "Andrea consolare e stratego" (of Sicily?).