N., (protospatharios) epi tou Chrysotriklinou and judge of Aigaion Pelagos (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Demetrios with sword and shield. Vertical inscription: .|ΔΗ|ΜΗ.|Ρ.|Ο|Σ: Ὁ ἅγιος Δημήτριος. Along the upper border of dots, one letter remaining of a circular inscription:
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of at least six lines. Border of dots.
.Σ..
ΠΙΤ,ΤΡΙ.
SΚΡΙΤ,ΤΟ
ΑΙΓΑΙ,ΠΕ.
ΓΟΥΣ
..... πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου καὶ κριτῇ τοῦ Αἰγαίου Πελάγους
Obverse
Bust of St. Demetrios with sword and shield. Vertical inscription: .|ΔΗ|ΜΗ.|Ρ.|Ο|Σ: Ὁ ἅγιος Δημήτριος. Along the upper border of dots, one letter remaining of a circular inscription:
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of at least six lines. Border of dots.
.Σ..
ΠΙΤ,ΤΡΙ.
SΚΡΙΤ,ΤΟ
ΑΙΓΑΙ,ΠΕ.
ΓΟΥΣ
..... πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου καὶ κριτῇ τοῦ Αἰγαίου Πελάγους
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2871 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 40.21. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ ..... πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου καὶ κριτῇ τοῦ Αἰγαίου Πελάγους.
Lord, help your servant N., protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou and judge 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)
- 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)