John spatharokandidatos, asekretis, protonotarios of the Peloponnesos and Hellas (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding her hands, palm outward, before her. Sigla with tongues of fire: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
Ι̅
ΣΠ,Θ,Ρ,Κ,Δ,
ΑΣΗΚΡΗ,
ΑΝ,ΠΕΛ,Π,
ΕΛ,Δ
Ἰωάννης σπαθαροκανδιδᾶτος, ἀσηκρῆτις, πρωτονοτάριος Πελοποννήσου καὶ Ἑλάδος
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding her hands, palm outward, before her. Sigla with tongues of fire: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
Ι̅
ΣΠ,Θ,Ρ,Κ,Δ,
ΑΣΗΚΡΗ,
ΑΝ,ΠΕΛ,Π,
ΕΛ,Δ
Ἰωάννης σπαθαροκανδιδᾶτος, ἀσηκρῆτις, πρωτονοτάριος Πελοποννήσου καὶ Ἑλάδος
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2429 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm; field: 17.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 8.36. |
Translation
Ἰωάννης σπαθαροκανδιδᾶτος, ἀσηκρῆτις, πρωτονοτάριος Πελοποννήσου καὶ Ἑλάδος.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 2: South of the Balkans, the Islands, South of Asia Minor (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Le Peloponnese byzantin jusqu’en 1204 (Open in Zotero)
- Du stratège de thème au duc: chronologie de l’évolution au cours du XIe siècle (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Hellas und Thessalia (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
- Die byzantinische Armee im 10. und 11. Jahrhundert: Studien zur Organisation der Tagmata (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
One could as well read here in line 4 Πελόπων (cf. DO Seals 2, no. 8.18), but this poetical form is not necessary as the present seal is not metrical.