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Amamios protonotarios of Macedonia (ninth century)

 
 

Obverse

Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: ..Σ|.Λ. Wreath border.

Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ

Reverse

Inscription of three lines preceded and followed by row of pellets. Wreath border.

· · [·]
μμι
νοτρμ.
.εδονι..
[·] · ]

Ἀμαμίῳ πρωτονοταρίῳ Μακεδονίας

Obverse

Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: ..Σ|.Λ. Wreath border.

Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ

Reverse

Inscription of three lines preceded and followed by row of pellets. Wreath border.

· · [·]
μμι
νοτρμ.
.εδονι..
[·] · ]

Ἀμαμίῳ πρωτονοταρίῳ Μακεδονίας

Accession number BZS.1955.1.669
Diameter 28.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 1, no. 43.19.
Zacos-Veglery, no. 1696.

Translation

Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἀμαμίῳ πρωτονοταρίῳ Μακεδονίας.

Theotokos, help your servant Amamios protonotarios of Macedonia.

Commentary

The name Amamios is very rare and is not known from other sources.

Bibliography

  • Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
  • Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
  • Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
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  • Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
  • La Macédoine orientale à l’époque byzantine: à propos d'un livre récent (Open in Zotero)
  • Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
  • Theophanes Continuatus, Ioannes Cameniata, Symeon Magister, Georgius Monachus (Open in Zotero)