N. imperial protospatharios and ek prosopou of Thrace (tenth century)
Obverse
Cross potent on four steps. Circular inscription between two borders of dots.
κεοη......δουλ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοή[θει τῷ σῷ] δούλ(ῳ)
Obverse
Cross potent on four steps. Circular inscription between two borders of dots.
κεοη......δουλ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοή[θει τῷ σῷ] δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, top line missing. Border of dots.
....λι
κ.σπα
θSεκπρο
σοπτη.
θρα.
.... [βασι]λικῷ [(πρωτο)]σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) ἐκ προσόπ(ου) τῆ(ς) Θρᾴ[κ(ης)]
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.177 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm; field: 18.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 71.8. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ .... βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐκ προσόπου τῆς Θρᾴκης.
Lord, help your servant N., imperial protospatharios and ek prosopou of Thrace.
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 (Open in Zotero)
- De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)