N. imperial protospatharios and ek prosopou of the Anatolikoi (eighth century)
Obverse
Cruciform monogram of Κύριε?: Κ in center, below, possibly a Ρ at the top; in the quarters: ΟΙΘΗΤ.|.ΔΟΥΛ. No border visible.
Κύριε βοΐθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. No border visible.
.....
ΑΣ/ΑΣ
.ΘΑΡ/ΚΕΕΚ
.ΡΟΣ/ΤΟΝΑ
.ΑΤΟΛΙΚˊ
..... βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ κὲ ἐκ προσώπου τον Ἀνατολικῶν
Obverse
Cruciform monogram of Κύριε?: Κ in center, below, possibly a Ρ at the top; in the quarters: ΟΙΘΗΤ.|.ΔΟΥΛ. No border visible.
Κύριε βοΐθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. No border visible.
.....
ΑΣ/ΑΣ
.ΘΑΡ/ΚΕΕΚ
.ΡΟΣ/ΤΟΝΑ
.ΑΤΟΛΙΚˊ
..... βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ κὲ ἐκ προσώπου τον Ἀνατολικῶν
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.1310 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 27.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 86.21. |
Translation
Κύριε βοΐθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ ..... βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ κὲ ἐκ προσώπου τον Ἀνατολικῶν.
Lord, help your servant N. imperial protospatharios and ek prosopou of the Anatolikoi.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 3: West, Northwest, and Central Asia Minor and the Orient (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Documents de sigillographie byzantine: La collection C. Orghidan (Open in Zotero)
- Sceaux byzantins du Musée National de Varsovie (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The lettering of the inscription is of poor quality. Zacos-Veglery read the monogram of the obverse as being addressed to the Virgin, but we think that remnants of the Ρ are visible at the top and prefer the reading Κύριε.