N., imperial spatharios and archon of Delmatia (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type); in the quarters: ..Σ.|ΔΛ. No visible border.
Κύριε/Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. No visible border.
..
.Β/ΣΠΘ
.ΡΧ/ΔΕΛ
ΜΤΙ
.... βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἄρχοντι Δελματίας
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type); in the quarters: ..Σ.|ΔΛ. No visible border.
Κύριε/Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. No visible border.
..
.Β/ΣΠΘ
.ΡΧ/ΔΕΛ
ΜΤΙ
.... βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἄρχοντι Δελματίας
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2227 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 14.3. |
Translation
Κύριε/Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ .... βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἄρχοντι Δελματίας.
Lord or Theotokos, help your servant N. imperial spatharios and archon of Dermatia.
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
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles
- Corinth, vol. 12, The Minor Objects
- De Thematibus
- Byzantium on the Balkans : studies on the Byzantine administration and the Southern Slavs from the VIIth to the XIIth centuries
- L’amministrazione bizantina in Dalmazia
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung
- Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin