...tes imperial mandator and domestikos of the Boukellarioi (eighth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (probably type VIII); in the quarters: ...|ΔΛ. Wreath border.
Reverse
Inscription of at least five lines. Indeterminate border.
ΤΗΒ/ΜΑ
ΝΑΤ/S
ΟΜΕΣΤ/Τ
ΒΚΕ
....τῃ βασιλικῷ μανδάτωρι καὶ δομεστίκῳ τῶν Βουκελλαρίων.
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (probably type VIII); in the quarters: ...|ΔΛ. Wreath border.
Reverse
Inscription of at least five lines. Indeterminate border.
ΤΗΒ/ΜΑ
ΝΑΤ/S
ΟΜΕΣΤ/Τ
ΒΚΕ
....τῃ βασιλικῷ μανδάτωρι καὶ δομεστίκῳ τῶν Βουκελλαρίων.
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1993 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 1.5. Zacos-Veglery, no. 2601. |
Translation
Κύριε Βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ ....τῃ βασιλικῷ μανδάτωρι καὶ δομεστίκῳ τῶν Βουκελλαρίων.
Lord, help your servant ...tes, imperial mandator and domestikos of the Boukellarioi.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, volume 4: The East
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung
- Byzantine Praetorians: An Administrative, Institutional, and Social Survey of the Opsikion and Tagmata, c. 580-900
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 1
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 2
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles
- Galatien und Lykaonien
- 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
The omission of the final ν of τῶν, and the fact that no abbreviation sign appears there, may be due to euphonic reasons. The owner's first name could be Ἀσώτης (Ashot) or Παγκράτης (Bagrat); it sounds like a name of Armenian origin. One could also propose [Λέον]τη with a spelling mistake. The seal of another domestikos of the Boukellarioi, of the first half of the eighth century, is published by Zacos-Veglery, no. 1656. See the remarks of Winkelmann, Ämterstruktur, 99, and Haldon, Praetorians, 495, n. 558.