(Meligalas?) imperial spatharokandidatos, chartoularios of the genikon logothesion, kommerkiarios of Thessalonica (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); visible in the quarters: Τ|Δ. Indeterminate border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription. No visible border.
.ΙΓΑ.
ΑΡΟΚ/Δ
ΡΙΤ/ΓΕ
Θ/ΣΙ/ΚΟΥ
ΑΡ/ΘΣΑ
.Κ
Μελιγαλᾷ (?) βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ, χαρτουλαρίῳ τοῦ γενικοῦ λογοθεσίου, κουμερκιαρίῳ Θεσαλονίκης
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); visible in the quarters: Τ|Δ. Indeterminate border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription. No visible border.
.ΙΓΑ.
ΑΡΟΚ/Δ
ΡΙΤ/ΓΕ
Θ/ΣΙ/ΚΟΥ
ΑΡ/ΘΣΑ
.Κ
Μελιγαλᾷ (?) βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ, χαρτουλαρίῳ τοῦ γενικοῦ λογοθεσίου, κουμερκιαρίῳ Θεσαλονίκης
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.1028 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 32.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 18.40. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Μελιγαλᾷ (?) βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ, χαρτουλαρίῳ τοῦ γενικοῦ λογοθεσίου, κουμερκιαρίῳ Θεσαλονίκης.
Theotokos, help your servant Meligalas (?) imperial spatharokandidatos, chartoularios of the genikon logothesion, kommerkiarios of Thessalonica.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
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- Byzantinische Bleisiegel in Berlin (West) (Open in Zotero)
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- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Les plus anciens recueils des miracles de Saint Démétrius et la pénétration des Slaves dans les Balkans (Open in Zotero)
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Commentary
What we read as Α at the end of line 5 (rev.) was read as an abbreviation sign by Zacos-Veglery. For the career of Meligalas, see the commentary on DO Seals 1, no. 18.6 (BZS 1955.1.1042).