Stephanos imperial protospatharios and ek prosopou of Hellas (tenth century)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on steps with fleurons arising from base (up to and beyond the lower traverse bar); one pellet in each upper quarter. Traces of circular inscription within two borders of dots.
.ΕΟΗ.....ΟΥΛ,
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. No visible border.
.ΣΤΕΦ
.ΝΑΣ
ΠΑΘΑΡΙ
.ΕΚΠΡΟΣˊ
.ΕΛΛΔ
Στεφάνῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ (καὶ) ἐκ προσώπου Ἑλλάδος
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on steps with fleurons arising from base (up to and beyond the lower traverse bar); one pellet in each upper quarter. Traces of circular inscription within two borders of dots.
.ΕΟΗ.....ΟΥΛ,
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. No visible border.
.ΣΤΕΦ
.ΝΑΣ
ΠΑΘΑΡΙ
.ΕΚΠΡΟΣˊ
.ΕΛΛΔ
Στεφάνῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ (καὶ) ἐκ προσώπου Ἑλλάδος
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2296 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 18.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 8.11. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Στεφάνῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐκ προσώπου Ἑλλάδος.
Lord, help your servant Stephanos, imperial protospatharios and ek prosopou of Hellas.
Bibliography
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Les sceaux byzantins de la Collection Henri Seyrig (Open in Zotero)
- Documents de sigillographie byzantine: La collection C. Orghidan (Open in Zotero)
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 2: South of the Balkans, the Islands, South of Asia Minor (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Du stratège de thème au duc: chronologie de l’évolution au cours du XIe siècle (Open in Zotero)
- Le Peloponnese byzantin jusqu’en 1204 (Open in Zotero)
- Hellas und Thessalia (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
- Die byzantinische Armee im 10. und 11. Jahrhundert: Studien zur Organisation der Tagmata (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Line 5 (rev.): the letter Ε is secure; the base of the letters Λ, Λ, and Δ are off the flan, but their triangular shapes are clearly visible. For the ek prosopou, see Listes, 342. For another ek prosopou of Hellas, see Seyrig , no. 180. The seal of an ek prosopou of Athens is published by Laurent, Orghidan, no. 209, cf. DO Seals 2, § 9.