Christopher imperial spatharios and imperial notarios of the vestiarion (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of three steps. Along the circumference, within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
κεοηθητσδλ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of three steps. Along the circumference, within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
κεοηθητσδλ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
χριστ
οφσπαθ
νοττ
εστι
Χριστοφ(όρῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) β(ασιλικῷ) νοτ(αρίῳ) τοῦ βεστι(αρίου)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.231 |
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Diameter | 29.0 mm; field: 25.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus 2: no. 723a. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Χριστοφόρῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ βασιλικῷ νοταρίῳ τοῦ βεστιαρίου.
Lord, help your servant Christopher, imperial spatharios and imperial notarios of the vestiarion.
Commentary
This seal is nearly parallel to BZS.1958.106.2639, but the final word is abbreviated differently on the two specimens. Laurent argues that the seal of a Christopher hypatos, imperial vestitor, and imperial notarios of the vestiarion (BZS.1947.2.747) also belongs to the same individual as this specimen.