Constantine anthypatos, patrikios, imperial protospatharios, oikistikos and epi tou Chrysotrikliniou (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Rosace pattern. Within concentric borders of dots a circular inscription beginning with a cross at twelve o'clock:
κ̣ε̣..ηθειτ̣σ.δουλ
Κύριε [βο]ήθει τῷ [σ]ῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of six lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
κονσ
τ̣ντ,νθυ
.πτρικ,
.πθ,υκ,τ,κ..
.σSεπ,τ,χ.
υ̣σοτ̣.
Κονσταντ(ίνῳ) ἀν[θ(υπάτῳ)], πατρικ(ίῳ), β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)[σ]παθ(αρίῳ), ὐκ(ισ)τ(ι)κ[ὸ]ς (καὶ) ἐπ(ὶ) τ(οῦ) Χ[ρ]υσοτ(ρικλίνου)
Obverse
Rosace pattern. Within concentric borders of dots a circular inscription beginning with a cross at twelve o'clock:
κ̣ε̣..ηθειτ̣σ.δουλ
Κύριε [βο]ήθει τῷ [σ]ῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of six lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
κονσ
τ̣ντ,νθυ
.πτρικ,
.πθ,υκ,τ,κ..
.σSεπ,τ,χ.
υ̣σοτ̣.
Κονσταντ(ίνῳ) ἀν[θ(υπάτῳ)], πατρικ(ίῳ), β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)[σ]παθ(αρίῳ), ὐκ(ισ)τ(ι)κ[ὸ]ς (καὶ) ἐπ(ὶ) τ(οῦ) Χ[ρ]υσοτ(ρικλίνου)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1341 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Condition | Chipped along the circumference. |
| Previous Editions | John W. Nesbitt, "The office of the oikistikos: Five seals in the Dumbarton Oaks collection," DOP 29 (1975), 341-45 (no. 1), with commentary. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κονσταντίνῳ ἀνθυπάτῳ, πατρικίῳ, βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ, ὐκιστικὸς καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου.
Lord, help your servant Constantine anthypatos, patrikios, imperial protospatharios, oikistikos and epi tou Chrysotriklinou.