Phile(tos) imperial protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou and kourator τῶν Ἐλευθερίου (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Ornamental cross on three steps surmounted by a ball; a vine tendril visible at right. Remains of a circular inscription. Border of dots.
ΤΣΔΟΥΛ
[Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει] τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. No visible border.
ΙΛΗ
ΑΣΠΑ
ΕΠΙΤΧΡ
ΤΡΙΚ,ϗ
ΚΡΑ
Τ,ΕΛΕ
Φιλή[τῳ] β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπα[θαρ(ίῳ)] ἐπὶ τ(οῦ) Χρ[υσο]τρικ(λίνου) (καὶ) κουρά[τορι] τ(ῶν) Ἐλε[υθερ(ίου)]
Obverse
Ornamental cross on three steps surmounted by a ball; a vine tendril visible at right. Remains of a circular inscription. Border of dots.
ΤΣΔΟΥΛ
[Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει] τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. No visible border.
ΙΛΗ
ΑΣΠΑ
ΕΠΙΤΧΡ
ΤΡΙΚ,ϗ
ΚΡΑ
Τ,ΕΛΕ
Φιλή[τῳ] β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπα[θαρ(ίῳ)] ἐπὶ τ(οῦ) Χρ[υσο]τρικ(λίνου) (καὶ) κουρά[τορι] τ(ῶν) Ἐλε[υθερ(ίου)]
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.1618 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 24.1. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Φιλήτῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου καὶ κουράτορι τῶν Ἐλευθερίου.
Lord, help your servant Philetos imperial protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou and kourator of the foundations of the Eleutherion.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)
- Pechatite ot strategii︠a︡ta v Preslav, 971-1088 (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This person might be the Philetos mentioned on a seal from Preslav (Jordanov, Preslav, no. 135). The Philetos of this seal held the titles of protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou and epi tou eidikou logou. Jordanov dated the seal to the late tenth/early eleventh centuries.