Manuel or Michael (?) patrikios, imperial protospatharios and strategos of the Thrakesioi (eighth/ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (Type VIII); in the quarters: -σω|-λω. No visible border.
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of at least four lines. No visible border.
.λπτρ
βˊˊσπθˊS
στρτ/τν
θρκη
....λ πατρ[(ικίῳ)], β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) στρατ(ηγῷ) τῶν Θρᾳκη(σίων).
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (Type VIII); in the quarters: -σω|-λω. No visible border.
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of at least four lines. No visible border.
.λπτρ
βˊˊσπθˊS
στρτ/τν
θρκη
....λ πατρ[(ικίῳ)], β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) στρατ(ηγῷ) τῶν Θρᾳκη(σίων).
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2025 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 29.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 2.45. Zacos-Veglery, no. 2189. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ ....λ πατρικίῳ, βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ τῶν Θρᾳκησίων.
Lord, help your servant ....l, patrikios, imperial protospatharios and strategos of the Thrakesioi.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, vol. 3: West, Northwest, and Central Asia Minor and the Orient
- Constantini Porphyrogeniti De cerimoniis aulae byzantinae
- Byzantine Praetorians: An Administrative, Institutional, and Social Survey of the Opsikion and Tagmata, c. 580-900
- Theophanis Chronographia
- L'histoire et la géographie de la région de Smyrne entre les deux occupations turques (1081-1317), particulièrement au XIIIe siècle
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles
- "Thrakien" und "Thrakesion,"
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung
- Litterae Numismaticae Vindobonenses R. Goebl dedicatae
Commentary
The owner's name could be any name ending in λ, such as Μανουήλ, Μιχαήλ, or Δανιήλ, etc. The first two are more likely.