N., protospatharios, (grand?) chartoularios of the genikon logothesion and judge of the Thrakesioi (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Half-length depiction of St. Michael holding a scepter in his right hand and a globus in his left hand. Inscription in two columns: μ|ι|χ|α-η|λ : Μιχαήλ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, decoration below. Border of dots.
...
.R,ασπαθ
.χαρτλ
.γενι,λο,
.εκριτιτ,
.ρακησ,
– –
... β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ), [μ(ε)γ(άλῳ)?] χαρτου(λαρίῳ) [τ]οῦ γενι(κοῦ) λο(γοθεσίου) [κ]ὲ κριτῖ τ(ῶν) [Θ]ρᾳκησ(ίων).
Obverse
Half-length depiction of St. Michael holding a scepter in his right hand and a globus in his left hand. Inscription in two columns: μ|ι|χ|α-η|λ : Μιχαήλ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, decoration below. Border of dots.
...
.R,ασπαθ
.χαρτλ
.γενι,λο,
.εκριτιτ,
.ρακησ,
– –
... β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ), [μ(ε)γ(άλῳ)?] χαρτου(λαρίῳ) [τ]οῦ γενι(κοῦ) λο(γοθεσίου) [κ]ὲ κριτῖ τ(ῶν) [Θ]ρᾳκησ(ίων).
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2724 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 27.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 2.30. |
Translation
... βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ, μεγάλῳ χαρτουλαρίῳ τοῦ γενικοῦ λογοθεσίου κὲ κριτῖ τῶν Θρᾳκησίων.
... imperial protospatharios, grand chartoularios of the genikon logothesion and judge 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)
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- 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)