Gregory imperial protospatharios and epi tou oikeiakou vestiariou (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: σ|λ . Border of dots.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει [τ]ῷ σῷ [δ]ούλῳ
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: σ|λ . Border of dots.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει [τ]ῷ σῷ [δ]ούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with dots. Border of dots.
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ριΒ σπ̣
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οικικ
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Γρη[γο]ρίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπ[α]θαρ(ίῳ) (καὶ) ἐπ[ὶ τ(οῦ)] οἰκιακ[οῦ] βεστ(ιαρίου)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.131 |
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Diameter | 27.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Zacos, no. 1977. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Γρηγορίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ οἰκιακοῦ βεστιαρίου.
Mother of God, help your servant Gregory, imperial spatharios and epi tou oikeiakou vestiariou.
Bibliography
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The epi tou vestiariou was a subordinate of the protovestiarios whose responsibilities included supervision of the imperial apartments and the imperial wardrobe; cf. Oikonomides, Listes, 305.