Isaias imperial spatharios and epi ton oikeiakon (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: Τ–Σ|–Λ. Indeterminate border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Indeterminate border.
̣ΗΣ...Β⸉
ΠΘ̣Ρ⸉Ε
Π̣ΙΤΝΥΚΙ
̣ΚΝ
Ἠσ[αΐᾳ] β(ασιλικῷ) [σ]παθαρ(ίῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὶ τῶν ὐκιακῶν
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: Τ–Σ|–Λ. Indeterminate border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Indeterminate border.
̣ΗΣ...Β⸉
ΠΘ̣Ρ⸉Ε
Π̣ΙΤΝΥΚΙ
̣ΚΝ
Ἠσ[αΐᾳ] β(ασιλικῷ) [σ]παθαρ(ίῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὶ τῶν ὐκιακῶν
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.1300 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26.0 mm |
| Condition | Chipped; cracked along channel (obv.). |
| Previous Editions | Zacos–Veglery, no. 2653 |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἠσαΐᾳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν ὐκιακῶν.
Theotokos, help your servant Isaias imperial spatharios and epi ton oikeiakon.
Commentary
Zacos–Veglery tentatively identified the owner of this seal as Chrestos. There does not appear to be enough room at the beginning of the first line for two letters. We propose here instead that the first glyph is a cross, followed by the name Isaias.