N., imperial kandidatos and archon of Mesembria (eighth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the lower quarters: ΔΛ. Wreath border.
Κύριε/Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of at least five lines. Wreath border.
Β/ΚΑΝ.
ΗΔ/ΑΡΧ
ΟΝ/ΜΕΣΕ
ΜΒΡΙ/
.... βασιλικῷ κανδηδάτῳ καὶ ἄρχοντι Μεσεμβρίας
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the lower quarters: ΔΛ. Wreath border.
Κύριε/Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of at least five lines. Wreath border.
Β/ΚΑΝ.
ΗΔ/ΑΡΧ
ΟΝ/ΜΕΣΕ
ΜΒΡΙ/
.... βασιλικῷ κανδηδάτῳ καὶ ἄρχοντι Μεσεμβρίας
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2055 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 28.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 77.2. |
Translation
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ .... βασιλικῷ κανδηδάτῳ καὶ ἄρχοντι Μεσεμβρίας.
Lord or Theotokos, help your servant N., imperial kandidatos and archon of Mesembria.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
- Tribute or Trade?: The Byzantine-Bulgarian Treaty of 716 (Open in Zotero)
- Mesembria in the Ninth Century: Epigraphical Evidence (Open in Zotero)
- Sceaux byzantins du musée de Constantinople (Open in Zotero)
- Ἡ συνέχεια τῆς Χρονογραφίας τοῦ Ἰωάννου Σκυλίτση (Open in Zotero)
- La Thrace Orientale et La Mer Noire: Géographie Ecclésiastique et Prosopographie (VIIIe-XIIe Siècles) (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The first letter in the first line of the reverse has been read as a beta with an abbreviation mark (for basilikos), but it may just as well be an omega, in which case the reading would appear to be [spathar]okandidatos.