N. protonotarios of Paphlagonia (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type); in the quarters: τ-σ.|δ-λ. No visible border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, top line missing. No visible border.
....
./νοτ
ριπφ
.γον/
.....ῳ (πρωτο)νοτ[α]ρίῳ Παφ[λ]αγον(ίας)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type); in the quarters: τ-σ.|δ-λ. No visible border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, top line missing. No visible border.
....
./νοτ
ριπφ
.γον/
.....ῳ (πρωτο)νοτ[α]ρίῳ Παφ[λ]αγον(ίας)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1010 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 11.30b; Zacos-Veglery, no. 2618. |
Translation
Κύριε or Θεότοκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ .....ῳ πρωτονοταρίῳ Παφλαγονίας.
Lord or Mother of God, help your servant .....os, protonotarios of Paphlagonia.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, volume 4: The East
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 1
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- Byzantinische Bleisiegel in Berlin II
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles
- De Thematibus
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
- Paphlagonien und Honorias
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των Βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας
Commentary
This seal and BZS.1958.106.1009 come from the same boulloterion and their readings have been combined.