N. imperial spatharios and doux of the Armeniakoi (eighth/ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type). Remains of an inscription in the lower quarters: ..–..|δ-λ. No visible border.
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type). Remains of an inscription in the lower quarters: ..–..|δ-λ. No visible border.
Reverse
Inscription. No visible border.
βσπ
αρSδουκ
ναρμ
..ῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπ[αθ]αρ(ίῳ) (καὶ) δουκ[ὶ τ]ῶν Ἀρμ[ενιακῶν]
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.45 |
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Diameter | 17.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 22.13. |
Translation
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ ..ῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ δουκὶ τῶν Ἀρμενιακῶν.
Lord or Mother of God, help your servant ..os, imperial spatharios and doux of the Armeniakoi.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, volume 4: The East
- The Armeniac Theme and the Fate of Its Leaders
- Les sceaux byzantins de la Collection Henri Seyrig
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 2
- De Thematibus
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των Βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας
- Istoriceskoe znacenie italo-greceskoj ikonopisi: Izobra zenija Bogomatera v prozvedenijah italo-greceskih ikonopiscev i ih vlijanie na kompozicii nekotoryh proslavlennyh russkih ikon