Ariebes nobelissimos and doux (eleventh century, second half)
Obverse
St Theodore standing, holding a spear and shield. Inscription on either side: Α|γι|οσθ|εο|δ|ρ, : [ὁ] ἅγιος Θεόδωρ(ος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
κε̅,θ,
σ,
ριεην
ελλισιμ,
.κι
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) [τ]ῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) [Ἀ]ριέβῃ νου[β]ελλισίμ(ῳ) [(καὶ)] δουκί
Obverse
St Theodore standing, holding a spear and shield. Inscription on either side: Α|γι|οσθ|εο|δ|ρ, : [ὁ] ἅγιος Θεόδωρ(ος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
κε̅,θ,
σ,
ριεην
ελλισιμ,
.κι
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) [τ]ῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) [Ἀ]ριέβῃ νου[β]ελλισίμ(ῳ) [(καὶ)] δουκί
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1816 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 19.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Mentioned in connection with other seals of this man or his descendants in Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2867. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἀριέβῃ νουβελλισίμῳ καὶ δουκί.
Lord, help your servant Ariebes, nobelissimos and doux.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This will be the Ariebes attested as one of the Byzantine commanders at the siege of Achridas in 1082; he was later implicated in a plot against the emperor Alexios Komnenos in 1092.