Amamios protonotarios of Macedonia (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: ..Σ|.Λ. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
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 |
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Diameter | 28.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 43.19. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἀμαμίῳ πρωτονοταρίῳ Μακεδονίας.
Theotokos, help your servant Amamios protonotarios of Macedonia.
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)
- Philippes et la Macédoine orientale à l’époque chrétienne et byzantine; recherches d’histoire et d’archéologie (Open in Zotero)
- 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)
Commentary
The name Amamios is very rare and is not known from other sources.