Romanos Tornikes, protospatharios and symponos (eleventh century)
Obverse
Effaced.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, preceded by decoration. Border of dots.
.Ν,
.ΣΠΘ,̣
ΣΥΜΠΟΝ
ΟΤΟΡ̣.
Κ̣,
[Ῥ]ωμαν(ὸς) [(πρωτο)]σπαθ(άριος) (καὶ) σύμπον(ος) ὁ Τορ[ν(ί)]κ(ης)
Obverse
Effaced.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, preceded by decoration. Border of dots.
.Ν,
.ΣΠΘ,̣
ΣΥΜΠΟΝ
ΟΤΟΡ̣.
Κ̣,
[Ῥ]ωμαν(ὸς) [(πρωτο)]σπαθ(άριος) (καὶ) σύμπον(ος) ὁ Τορ[ν(ί)]κ(ης)
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.3456 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus 2: no. 1069 (but cf. no. 1068) |
Translation
Ῥωμανὸς πρωτοσπαθάριος καὶ σύμπονος ὁ Τορνίκης.
Romanos Tornikes, protospatharios and symponos.
Commentary
Laurent originally published this seal alongside BZS.1955.1.3455 as no. 1069 in Corpus 2. Upon closer inspection, the reverse matrices for the two seals are different. In addition, when compared with BZS.1958.106.4301, a curved element visible near the center of the otherwise effaced obverse is discernible as the right part of the omega, and that these two specimens are parallels.