Μichael imperial protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou and strategos of Aigaion Pelagos (tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas blessing and holding the book. Vertical inscription: Ο|Α|Γ,Ν|Ι|Κ,: Ὁ ἅγιος Νικόλαος. Along the border of dots, inscription.
ΑΓ,ΕΝΙΚΟΛ,Ε..ΣΔ
Ἄγιε Νικόλαε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines preceded and followed by rows of crosslets of dots. Border of dots.
Μ..ΑΗ,
ΑˊΣ.ΑΘ,ΕΠ
.Τ,ΧΡΥΣΟΤΡ,
ΣΤΡΑΤΙΓ,Τ,Α
Ι...ΠΕΛ
Μιχαὴλ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου καὶ στρατιγῷ τοῦ Αἰγαίου Πελάγους
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas blessing and holding the book. Vertical inscription: Ο|Α|Γ,Ν|Ι|Κ,: Ὁ ἅγιος Νικόλαος. Along the border of dots, inscription.
ΑΓ,ΕΝΙΚΟΛ,Ε..ΣΔ
Ἄγιε Νικόλαε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines preceded and followed by rows of crosslets of dots. Border of dots.
Μ..ΑΗ,
ΑˊΣ.ΑΘ,ΕΠ
.Τ,ΧΡΥΣΟΤΡ,
ΣΤΡΑΤΙΓ,Τ,Α
Ι...ΠΕΛ
Μιχαὴλ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου καὶ στρατιγῷ τοῦ Αἰγαίου Πελάγους
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2811 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 40.31. |
Translation
Ἄγιε Νικόλαε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Μιχαὴλ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου καὶ στρατιγῷ τοῦ Αἰγαίου Πελάγους.
St. Nicholas, help your servant Michael imperial protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou and strategos of Aigaion Pelagos.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 2: South of the Balkans, the Islands, South of Asia Minor (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
- Methodii Patriarchae Constantinopolitani Vita S. Theophanis Confessoris: e codice mosquensi no. 159 (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Zacos, Seals II, no. 232, has published a seal from the same period bearing on the obverse a patriarchal cross and belonging to Michael imperial protospatharios and strategos of Aigaion Pelagos. The DO and Zacos specimens are closely contemporary.