Lykastos hypatos imperial spatharios and strategos (eighth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type). Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε (or Κύριε) βοήθει
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, with a cross surrounded by tendrils above the inscription. Wreath border.
ΛΥΚ̣Σ
ΤΩΥ̣ΠΒ̣
ΣΙΛΣΠ
sΣΤΡ̣
ΤΙ̣Γ̣
Λυκάστῳ ὑπ(άτῳ) βασιλι(κῷ) σπ(αθαρίῳ) (καὶ) στρατιγ(ῷ)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type). Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε (or Κύριε) βοήθει
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, with a cross surrounded by tendrils above the inscription. Wreath border.
ΛΥΚ̣Σ
ΤΩΥ̣ΠΒ̣
ΣΙΛΣΠ
sΣΤΡ̣
ΤΙ̣Γ̣
Λυκάστῳ ὑπ(άτῳ) βασιλι(κῷ) σπ(αθαρίῳ) (καὶ) στρατιγ(ῷ)
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.529 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 27.0 mm |
| Condition | Obverse is almost completely effaced. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Λυκάστῳ ὑπάτῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατιγῷ.
Mother of God, help Lykastos, hypatos, imperial spatharios, and strategos.
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Commentary
Similar seals from the same period indicate that this Lykastos may have been strategos of Cephalonia, but a reference to this location is not present on this seal.