Strategios protokentarches (tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of St Basil, holding a cross in his right hand. Inscription on either side: α̣|.|ι̣|ο̣.|α̣|σ|ι̣|λ̣, : [ὁ] ἄ[γ]ιο(ς) [Β]ασίλ(ειος). No border visible.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Indeterminate border.
̣κ̣ε̣̣θ̣
τσδ
στρατι
γᾶκεν
ταρχ,
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) Στρατιγ(ίῳ) (πρωτο)κεντάρχ(ῃ)
Obverse
Bust of St Basil, holding a cross in his right hand. Inscription on either side: α̣|.|ι̣|ο̣.|α̣|σ|ι̣|λ̣, : [ὁ] ἄ[γ]ιο(ς) [Β]ασίλ(ειος). No border visible.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Indeterminate border.
̣κ̣ε̣̣θ̣
τσδ
στρατι
γᾶκεν
ταρχ,
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) Στρατιγ(ίῳ) (πρωτο)κεντάρχ(ῃ)
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2656 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Condition | Broken but repaired. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Στρατιγίῳ πρωτοκεντάρχῃ.
Lord, help your servant Stratigios, protokentarches.
Commentary
Similar seal published by Schlumberger, p. 357.