Konstantinakos imperial deacon and skeuophylax (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: ΤΣ|ΔΛ. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: ΤΣ|ΔΛ. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription in four lines with cross above. Border of dots.
ΚΝΣΤ
ΝΤΙΝΚ
Β/ ΔΙΚ/ Σ
ΚΕΝΟΦ
Κωνσταντινάκῳ β(ασιλικῷ) διακ(όνῳ) (καὶ) σκευοφ(ύλακι)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.524 |
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Diameter | 29.0 mm; field: 23.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1108; Zacos-Veglery, no. 1798. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κωνσταντινάκῳ βασιλικῷ διακόνῳ καὶ σκευοφύλακι.
Theotokos, help your servant Konstantinakos, imperial deacon and skeuophylax.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Laurent read the name as Κωνσταντινακίῳ (Konstantinakios), while Zacos tentatively read Konstantinakos, but suggested Κωνσταντινάκῃ (Konstantinakes) as a viable alternative. However, the remains of the Ω and the lack of an Ι seem to indicate that the correct reading is Konstantinakos.