Meligalas imperial spatharokandidatos and chartoularios of the genikon logothesion (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative inscription (type V); in the quarters: –Σ|–Λ. Thin wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει [τ]ῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Wreath border.
ΜΕΛΗΓ̣
Λ⸉ΣΠΘ
ΚΝΙ⸉ΧΡ
Τ,Τ,ΓΕΝΗΚ,Λ
ΟΓΟΘΕΣ
Μεληγ[α]λᾷ β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθα[ρ(ο)]κανδιδ(άτῳ) (καὶ) χαρτ(ουλαρίῳ) τ(οῦ) γενηκ(οῦ) λογοθεσ(ίου)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative inscription (type V); in the quarters: –Σ|–Λ. Thin wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει [τ]ῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Wreath border.
ΜΕΛΗΓ̣
Λ⸉ΣΠΘ
ΚΝΙ⸉ΧΡ
Τ,Τ,ΓΕΝΗΚ,Λ
ΟΓΟΘΕΣ
Μεληγ[α]λᾷ β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθα[ρ(ο)]κανδιδ(άτῳ) (καὶ) χαρτ(ουλαρίῳ) τ(οῦ) γενηκ(οῦ) λογοθεσ(ίου)
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.1065 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 28.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Zacos–Veglery, no. 2176b; Laurent, Corpus 2: no. 365. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Μεληγ[α]λᾷ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ χαρτουλαρίῳ τοῦ γενηκοῦ λογοθεσίου.
Theotokos, help your servant Meligalas imperial spatharokandidatos and chartoularios of the genikon logothesion.
Commentary
On Meligalas’s career, see the commentary at BZS.1955.1.1042.
In comparison with Meligalas’s numerous other seals, the quality of the epigraphy on the reverse of this specimen is noticeably poorer.