Constantine imperial protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou and kourator of Antioch (tenth/eleventh centuries)
Obverse
Bust of St. John the Baptist blessing with his right hand and holding a long cross in his left. Sigla on either side: |Ι.|Π|Ρ : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) [ὁ] Πρ(όδρομος). Within a border of dots, a circular inscription.
ΚΕΟ....ΣΔ,
Κ(ύρι)ε βο[ήθει τῷ] σῷ δ(ούλῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a decoration below. Border of dots.
ΚΝΣ
ΤΑΝΤ,ˊΑˊ
ΣΠΑΘ,ΕΠ,Τ,
SΚΡ,ΑΝ
ΤΙΟΧ,Α,
Κωνσταντ(ίνῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) ἐπ(ὶ) τ(οῦ) Χρ(υσοτρικλίνου) (καὶ) κουρ(άτορι) Ἀντιοχ(εί)α(ς)
Obverse
Bust of St. John the Baptist blessing with his right hand and holding a long cross in his left. Sigla on either side: |Ι.|Π|Ρ : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) [ὁ] Πρ(όδρομος). Within a border of dots, a circular inscription.
ΚΕΟ....ΣΔ,
Κ(ύρι)ε βο[ήθει τῷ] σῷ δ(ούλῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a decoration below. Border of dots.
ΚΝΣ
ΤΑΝΤ,ˊΑˊ
ΣΠΑΘ,ΕΠ,Τ,
SΚΡ,ΑΝ
ΤΙΟΧ,Α,
Κωνσταντ(ίνῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) ἐπ(ὶ) τ(οῦ) Χρ(υσοτρικλίνου) (καὶ) κουρ(άτορι) Ἀντιοχ(εί)α(ς)
| Accession number | BZS 1955.1.2748 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 9.10 |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κωνσταντίνῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου καὶ κουράτορι Ἀντιοχείας.
Lord, help your servant Constantine imperial protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou and kourator of Antioch.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)