Gregory notarios and horreiarios of Nikomedeia (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Theodore holding a spear. Vertical inscription: |Θ|ΕΟ|ΔΟΡ: Ὁ (ἅγιος) Θεόδορ(ος) Traces of circular invocation. Indeterminate border.
+Κ.Ο........ΔΟΥΛ,
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines preceded by an ornament. Border of dots.
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.ΡΗΓΟ
Ρ,ΝΟΤ,
ΡΙΑΡ,ΝΙ
ΚΟΜΗ
Γρηγορίῳ νοταρίῳ καὶ ὡριαρίῳ Νικομεδείας
Obverse
Bust of St. Theodore holding a spear. Vertical inscription: |Θ|ΕΟ|ΔΟΡ: Ὁ (ἅγιος) Θεόδορ(ος) Traces of circular invocation. Indeterminate border.
+Κ.Ο........ΔΟΥΛ,
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines preceded by an ornament. Border of dots.
[]+
.ΡΗΓΟ
Ρ,ΝΟΤ,
ΡΙΑΡ,ΝΙ
ΚΟΜΗ
Γρηγορίῳ νοταρίῳ καὶ ὡριαρίῳ Νικομεδείας
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2759 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 83.2. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Γρηγορίῳ νοταρίῳ καὶ ὡριαρίῳ Νικομεδείας.
Lord, help your servant Gregory, notarios and horreiarios of Nikomedeia.
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)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Le livre du préfet; ou, L’édit de l’empereur Léon le Sage sur les corporations de Constantinople (Open in Zotero)
- Die Städte Kleinasiens im 7. und 8. Jahrhundert (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
On Nikomedeia and the seals of officials active there, see the commentary to BZS 1958.106.874.