Meligalas imperial spatharokandidatos, chartoularios of the genikon logothesion, and . . . . (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (probably type V); in the quarters: σω|λω. No visible border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει [τῷ] σῷ [δού]λῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. No visible border.
ΜΕ.
ΑΒ ΣΠ
Ν̣Δ Χ
ΟΓΟ
.Ρ̣
Με[λιγαλ]ᾷ β(ασιλικῷ) σπ[αθαροκα]νδ(ιδάτῳ) χα[ρτουλαρίῳ τοῦ γενικοῦ λ]ογο[θεσίου καὶ . . .]
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (probably type V); in the quarters: σω|λω. No visible border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει [τῷ] σῷ [δού]λῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. No visible border.
ΜΕ.
ΑΒ ΣΠ
Ν̣Δ Χ
ΟΓΟ
.Ρ̣
Με[λιγαλ]ᾷ β(ασιλικῷ) σπ[αθαροκα]νδ(ιδάτῳ) χα[ρτουλαρίῳ τοῦ γενικοῦ λ]ογο[θεσίου καὶ . . .]
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.1064 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 30.0 mm |
| Condition | Broken; half preserved. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Μελιγαλᾷ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ χαρτουλαρίῳ τοῦ γενικοῦ λογοθεσίου καὶ . . .
Theotokos, help your servant Meligalas, imperial spatharokandidatos, chartoularios of the genikon logothesion, and . . .
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Commentary
On Meligalas’s career, see the commentary at BZS.1955.1.1042. On other, more legible seals, when Meligalas holds the rank of imperial spatharokandidatos and office of chartoularios of the genikon logothesion, he is also kommerkiarios of Thessalonike (BZS.1955.1.1028) or paraphylax of Abydos (BZS.1955.1.1067–1072). What remains of the fifth line makes it impossible to determine if either of these two offices, or some other, was originally included.
The type of invocative monogram on the obverse is not certain, but Meligalas uses type V on his other seals, so that is probably what appears here.