Michael spatharokandidatos epi tou Chrysotriklinou and basilikos of the Optimatoi (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin with hands held open before her. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΘΚΕ,Θ,
ΜΙΧ,ΣΠΑΘ,
.ΔΔ,ΕΠΙΤ,
.ΓΚΛSΠ̅Τ,
ΤΙΜΑΤ
Θ(εοτόκ)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Μιχ(αὴλ) σπαθ(αρο)[κ(αν)]δ(ι)δ(άτῳ) ἐπὶ τ(οῦ) [Χρ(υσο)](τρι)κλ(ίνου) (καὶ) β(ασιλικῷ) τ(ῶν) [Ὀπ]τιμάτ(ων).
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin with hands held open before her. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΘΚΕ,Θ,
ΜΙΧ,ΣΠΑΘ,
.ΔΔ,ΕΠΙΤ,
.ΓΚΛSΠ̅Τ,
ΤΙΜΑΤ
Θ(εοτόκ)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Μιχ(αὴλ) σπαθ(αρο)[κ(αν)]δ(ι)δ(άτῳ) ἐπὶ τ(οῦ) [Χρ(υσο)](τρι)κλ(ίνου) (καὶ) β(ασιλικῷ) τ(ῶν) [Ὀπ]τιμάτ(ων).
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2112 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 71.2. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Μιχαὴλ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου καὶ βασιλικῷ τῶν Ὀπτιμάτων.
Mother of God, help Michael, spatharokandidatos epi tou Chrysotriklinou and basilikos of the Optimatoi.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 3: West, Northwest, and Central Asia Minor and the Orient (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Praetorians: An Administrative, Institutional, and Social Survey of the Opsikion and Tagmata, c. 580-900 (Open in Zotero)
- Die byzantinische Armee im 10. und 11. Jahrhundert: Studien zur Organisation der Tagmata (Open in Zotero)
- Documents de sigillographie byzantine: La collection C. Orghidan (Open in Zotero)