Sergios imperial spatharokandidatos and kommerkiarios of Cherson (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding medallion of Christ before her. No sigla. Circular inscription along border of dots.
ΘΚΕΟΗ..ΣΔΟΥΛ
Θ(εοτό)κε βοή[θ(ει) τ]ῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding medallion of Christ before her. No sigla. Circular inscription along border of dots.
ΘΚΕΟΗ..ΣΔΟΥΛ
Θ(εοτό)κε βοή[θ(ει) τ]ῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines.
ΣΕΡΓ.
,ΣΠΑΘΑ.
ΟΚΑΝΔΙΔ,
.ΚΜΕΡΚ,
ΧΕΡΣΟΝ,
Σεργ[ί]ῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθα[ρ]οκανδιδ(άτῳ) [(καὶ)] κωμερκ(ιαρίῳ) Χερσόν(ος)
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.62 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 82.5. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Σεργίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ κωμερκιαρίῳ Χερσόνος.
Theotokos, help your servant Sergios, imperial spatharokandidatos and kommerkiarios of Cherson.
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)
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- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
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- Archaeology and the History of Cherson (Open in Zotero)
- Svincovye pečati vizantijskogo Hersona (Open in Zotero)
- Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Documents de sigillographie byzantine: La collection C. Orghidan (Open in Zotero)
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Commentary
See the commentary to BZS 1955.1.2835.