Alexander imperial vestitor and dioiketes of Aminsos (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
Cross potent on four steps. Circular inscription within a border of dots, beginning at seven o'clock:
κεRοηθη-τσ.....
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη τῷ σ[ῷ δούλῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
..λεξ
..δRRε
..ητοριSδ
...ητηαμ
.νσου
[Ἀ]λεξ[άν]δρῳ β(ασιλικῷ) βε[στ]ήτορι (καὶ) δ[ιοικ]ητῇ Ἀμ[ι]νσοῦ
Obverse
Cross potent on four steps. Circular inscription within a border of dots, beginning at seven o'clock:
κεRοηθη-τσ.....
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη τῷ σ[ῷ δούλῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
..λεξ
..δRRε
..ητοριSδ
...ητηαμ
.νσου
[Ἀ]λεξ[άν]δρῳ β(ασιλικῷ) βε[στ]ήτορι (καὶ) δ[ιοικ]ητῇ Ἀμ[ι]νσοῦ
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.1349 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 28.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 24.1. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἀλεξάνδρῳ βασιλικῷ βεστήτορι καὶ διοικητῇ Ἀμινσοῦ.
Lord, help your servant Alexander, imperial vestitor and dioiketes of Aminsos.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- De Administrando Imperio (Open in Zotero)
- Die Städte Kleinasiens im 7. und 8. Jahrhundert (Open in Zotero)
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (Open in Zotero)
- The Byzantine Monuments and Topography of the Pontos (Open in Zotero)
- Studies in Byzantine Sigillography (Open in Zotero)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)