Bardas protospatharios, judge of the Hippodrome and of Charsianon (tenth century)
Obverse
A cross with pellets at each end. Inscription in the quarters. Border of dots.
ησφραγισ
δ θ
βαραˋσπα
ἡ σφραγὶς Βάρδ(α) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίου)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, top line missing. Border of dots.
....
.πι.ιπ
ποδρ,Sτ
χαρσια
νου
[κριτ(οῦ) ἐ]πὶ [τ]οῦ Ἱπποδρ(όμου) (καὶ) τοῦ Χαρσιανοῦ
Obverse
A cross with pellets at each end. Inscription in the quarters. Border of dots.
ησφραγισ
δ θ
βαραˋσπα
ἡ σφραγὶς Βάρδ(α) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίου)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, top line missing. Border of dots.
....
.πι.ιπ
ποδρ,Sτ
χαρσια
νου
[κριτ(οῦ) ἐ]πὶ [τ]οῦ Ἱπποδρ(όμου) (καὶ) τοῦ Χαρσιανοῦ
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.75 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm; field: 21.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 40.8. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
ἡ σφραγὶς Βάρδα πρωτοσπαθαρίου, κριτοῦ ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἱπποδρόμου καὶ τοῦ Χαρσιανοῦ.
The seal of Bardas, protospatharios, judge of the Hippodrome and of Charsianon.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Studies in Byzantine Sigillography (Open in Zotero)
- War Gagik II. von Grossarmenien ca. 1072-1073 Μέγας Δοὺξ Χαρσιανοῦ? (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Kappadokien (Kappadokia, Charsianon, Sebasteia und Lykandos) (Open in Zotero)
- Le thème et la forteresse de Charsianon: Recherches dans la région d’Akdagmadeni (Open in Zotero)
- Charsianon-Kastron/Qal’ei Harsanos (Open in Zotero)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)