Nicholas spatharokandidatos and chrysoteles of the Thrakesioi (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding her hands open before her. Sigla: ̅- .. : Μή(τη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines preceded by an ornament, the final letter between two bars. Border of dots.
– –
+θ̅κ̅εR,θ,
νικολ,
σπθ,ρ,κ,
Sτελ,τ,
θρκ,σ
– –
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Νικολά(ῳ) σπαθ(α)ρ(ο)κ(αν)δ(ι)δ(άτῳ) (καὶ) χρ(υσο)τελ(εῖ) τ(ῶν) Θρᾳκ(η)σ(ί)ω(ν).
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding her hands open before her. Sigla: ̅- .. : Μή(τη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines preceded by an ornament, the final letter between two bars. Border of dots.
– –
+θ̅κ̅εR,θ,
νικολ,
σπθ,ρ,κ,
Sτελ,τ,
θρκ,σ
– –
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Νικολά(ῳ) σπαθ(α)ρ(ο)κ(αν)δ(ι)δ(άτῳ) (καὶ) χρ(υσο)τελ(εῖ) τ(ῶν) Θρᾳκ(η)σ(ί)ω(ν).
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2605 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm; field: 23.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 2.4. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Νικολάῳ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ χρυσοτελεῖ τῶν Θρᾳκησίων.
Mother of God, help Nicholas, spatharokandidatos and chrysoteles of the Thrakesioi.
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)
- Constantini Porphyrogeniti De cerimoniis aulae byzantinae (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Praetorians: An Administrative, Institutional, and Social Survey of the Opsikion and Tagmata, c. 580-900 (Open in Zotero)
- Theophanis Chronographia (Open in Zotero)
- L’histoire et la géographie de la région de Smyrne entre les deux occupations turques (1081-1317), particulièrement au XIIIe siècle (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- “Thrakien” und “Thrakesion” (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
On the chrysoteles, see DO Seals 3, no. 86.15 (BZS.1955.1.2235).