Michael spatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou, logariastes of the grand kouratorikion, artoklines and anagrapheus of Chaldia, Derzene, and Taron (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription of six lines, the final letter between bars. Border of dots.
+μιχ
ηλσπθˋ
επιτγ
κλλογ,τ
κρ
-τ,-
Μιχαὴλ σπαθ(άριος), ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρ(υσο)(τρι)(κλ(ίνου), λογ(αριαστὴς) τοῦ μ(ε)γ(άλου) κουρατ(ορικίου)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a decoration below. Border of dots.
ρτο
κλSν
γρˋχλδ
δερζην
Sτρ
– –
ἀρτοκλ(ίνης) (καὶ) ἀναγρα(φεὺς) Χαλδίας, Δερζην(ῆς) (καὶ) Ταρώ(ν)
Obverse
Inscription of six lines, the final letter between bars. Border of dots.
+μιχ
ηλσπθˋ
επιτγ
κλλογ,τ
κρ
-τ,-
Μιχαὴλ σπαθ(άριος), ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρ(υσο)(τρι)(κλ(ίνου), λογ(αριαστὴς) τοῦ μ(ε)γ(άλου) κουρατ(ορικίου)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a decoration below. Border of dots.
ρτο
κλSν
γρˋχλδ
δερζην
Sτρ
– –
ἀρτοκλ(ίνης) (καὶ) ἀναγρα(φεὺς) Χαλδίας, Δερζην(ῆς) (καὶ) Ταρώ(ν)
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2066 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 76.1. Listed in Bryer-Winfield, Pontos, 318. |
Translation
Μιχαὴλ σπαθάριος, ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου, λογαριαστὴς τοῦ μεγάλου κουρατορικίου, ἀρτοκλίνης καὶ ἀναγραφεὺς Χαλδίας, Δερζηνῆς καὶ Ταρών.
Michael spatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou, logariastes of the grand kouratorikion, artoklines and anagrapheus of Chaldia, Derzene, and Taron.
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)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- L’administration byzantine en Arménie aux Xe–XIe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- The Byzantine Monuments and Topography of the Pontos (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Taron embraces the region west of Lake Van. During the first half of the Xth century, the principality of Taron maintained a semi-independent status on the periphery of the Byzantine empire (De Adm. Imp., chapter 43, and Commentary, 156-67). During the reigns of Leo VI and Romanos I, Taronite princes received the title of strategos, but Taron did not become a proper theme until absorbed by the empire in 966-967 (cf. Oikonomides, Listes, 355-56). Taron was lost to the Turks after Manzikert. See Yuzbashian, “Administration byzantine,” 140-54.