N., (proto?)spatharios and kommerkiarios of Thessalonica (tenth century)
Obverse
A griffin walking to the right. Along the circumference, between concentric circles of dots, a partially preserved inscription beginning at twelve o'clock:
....ΤΣΔΟΥΛ
[Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει)] τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
...
̣.ΣΠΑ
..ΚΜ
.ΚΙΑΡ,ΘΕ
Σ̣ΣΑΛΟΝ,Κ,
...ῳ (πρωτο?)σπα[θαρ(ίῳ)] (καὶ) κουμ[ερ]κιαρ(ίῳ) Θεσσαλον(ί)κ(ης)
Obverse
A griffin walking to the right. Along the circumference, between concentric circles of dots, a partially preserved inscription beginning at twelve o'clock:
....ΤΣΔΟΥΛ
[Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει)] τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
...
̣.ΣΠΑ
..ΚΜ
.ΚΙΑΡ,ΘΕ
Σ̣ΣΑΛΟΝ,Κ,
...ῳ (πρωτο?)σπα[θαρ(ίῳ)] (καὶ) κουμ[ερ]κιαρ(ίῳ) Θεσσαλον(ί)κ(ης)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1784 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 19.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 18.50. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ ..... πρωτο(?)σπαθαρίῳ καὶ κουμερκιαρίῳ Θεσσαλονίκης.
Lord, help your servant N., proto(?)spatharios and kommerkiarios of Thessalonica.
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