Constantine (proto?)spatharios and strategos of Paphlagonia (tenth century)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross (X at first crossing) on four steps resting on a ball; fleurons rising to the lower crossbar; in the quarters: ..-χ.|νι-κα : [Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστὸ)[ς] νικᾷ. Traces of a circular inscription. Indeterminate border.
κε..........δουλ
Κ(ύρι)ε [βοήθει τῷ σῷ] δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ντιν.
σπθ,κ,στ
ρτιγ,πφλ
.γονισ
[Κωνστα]ντίνῳ [(πρωτο)?]σπαθ(αρίῳ) κ(αὶ) στρατιγ(ῷ) Παφλ[α]γονίας
Obverse
Patriarchal cross (X at first crossing) on four steps resting on a ball; fleurons rising to the lower crossbar; in the quarters: ..-χ.|νι-κα : [Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστὸ)[ς] νικᾷ. Traces of a circular inscription. Indeterminate border.
κε..........δουλ
Κ(ύρι)ε [βοήθει τῷ σῷ] δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ντιν.
σπθ,κ,στ
ρτιγ,πφλ
.γονισ
[Κωνστα]ντίνῳ [(πρωτο)?]σπαθ(αρίῳ) κ(αὶ) στρατιγ(ῷ) Παφλ[α]γονίας
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.1406 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 11.32. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κωνσταντίνῳ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατιγῷ Παφλ[α]γονίας.
Lord, help your servant Constantine, protospatharios and strategos of Paphlagonia.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Bleisiegel in Berlin II (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (Open in Zotero)
- Paphlagonien und Honorias (Open in Zotero)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)