N. anthypatos, patrikios, imperial protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou and strategos of the Anatolikoi (tenth century)
Obverse
Rosace consisting of four leaf-shaped roundels forming a cross; an X in the background; in the center a six-pointed star. On each roundel, inscription read vertically, then horizontally (as when crossing oneself): ΙΣ|ΧΣ|ΝΗΚΑ: 'Ιῆσοῦς Χριστὸς νηκᾷ. Along a border of dots, remains of a circular inscription.
ΔΟΥΛ
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Rosace consisting of four leaf-shaped roundels forming a cross; an X in the background; in the center a six-pointed star. On each roundel, inscription read vertically, then horizontally (as when crossing oneself): ΙΣ|ΧΣ|ΝΗΚΑ: 'Ιῆσοῦς Χριστὸς νηκᾷ. Along a border of dots, remains of a circular inscription.
ΔΟΥΛ
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. No border visible.
........
.ΝΘ...Α.
ˊΑˊΣΠΑΘˊΕΠΙΤ
ΧΡΣΤΡΑΤΙΓ,
Τ,ΑΝΑΤΟΛ
......... ἀνθυπάτῳ, πατρικίῳ, βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου καὶ στρατιγῷ τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.1363 |
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Diameter | 25.0 mm; field: 20.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 86.60. |
Translation
Ίησοῦς Χριστὸς νηκᾷ. Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ ... ἀνθυπάτῳ, πατρικίῳ, βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου καὶ στρατιγῷ τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν
Jesus Christ conquers. Lord, help your servant N., anthypatos, patrikios, imperial protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou and strategos 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)