Constantine (?) imperial (proto?)spatharios epi t....... and protonotarios of the Armeniakoi (tenth century)
Obverse
Unclear bust of a saint blessing with his right hand. Vertical inscription at left: |α|γ,- : Ὁ ἅγ(ιος). Circular inscription within a border of dots:
κεRοη
Κ(ύρι)ε βοή[θει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
Ν
τ,R,
θ,επι
S,ν
τ,ρμ
ν,κ,
[Κω]ν[σταν]τ(ίνῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) [(πρωτο)σπα]θ(αρίῳ) ἐπὶ [τ....] (καὶ) (πρωτο)ν[οταρίῳ] τ(ῶν) Ἀρμ[ε]ν(ι)ακ(ῶν)
Obverse
Unclear bust of a saint blessing with his right hand. Vertical inscription at left: |α|γ,- : Ὁ ἅγ(ιος). Circular inscription within a border of dots:
κεRοη
Κ(ύρι)ε βοή[θει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
Ν
τ,R,
θ,επι
S,ν
τ,ρμ
ν,κ,
[Κω]ν[σταν]τ(ίνῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) [(πρωτο)σπα]θ(αρίῳ) ἐπὶ [τ....] (καὶ) (πρωτο)ν[οταρίῳ] τ(ῶν) Ἀρμ[ε]ν(ι)ακ(ῶν)
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2747 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 22.31. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κωνσταντίνῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ [τ....] καὶ πρωτονοταρίῳ τῶν Ἀρμενιακῶν.
Lord, help your servant Constantine, imperial protospatharios epi t... and protonotarios of the Armeniakoi.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- The Armeniac Theme and the Fate of Its Leaders (Open in Zotero)
- Les sceaux byzantins de la Collection Henri Seyrig (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (Open in Zotero)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)
- Istoriceskoe znacenie italo-greceskoj ikonopisi: Izobra zenija Bogomatera v prozvedenijah italo-greceskih ikonopiscev i ih vlijanie na kompozicii nekotoryh proslavlennyh russkih ikon (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The restitution of the name is tentative. There is no way of knowing whether the owner was protospathrios epi tou Chryostriklinou or epi ton oikeiakon, or member of one of the hetaireiai.