John protospatharios, augoustalios and chartoularios of the archives of the Armeniakoi (eleventh century)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2353 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23 mm |
| Condition | Struck off center. |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 22.7. |
Obverse
Inscription of five lines, preceded by an ornament. Border of dots.
– –
+θκεR.
ηθειι̅̅.
σπθρ,
υγστ
-λι-
Θ(εοτό)κε β[ο]ήθει Ἰω(άννῃ) [(πρωτο)]σπαθαρ(ί)ῳ, αὐγουσταλίῳ
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
...
.τλ
ιτησ
ρκλσ
τνρμ,
νικ,
[(καὶ) χαρ]τουλα[ρ]ίῳ τῆς ἄρκλας τῶν Ἀρμ(ε)νιακ(ῶν)
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Ἰωάννῃ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ, αὐγουσταλίῳ καὶ χαρτουλαρίῳ τῆς ἄρκλας τῶν Ἀρμενιακῶν.
Mother of God, help John, protospatharios, augoustalios, and chartoularios of the archives of the Armeniakoi.
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2353 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23 mm |
| Condition | Struck off center. |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 22.7. |
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
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, volume 4: The East
- The Armeniac Theme and the Fate of Its Leaders
- Les sceaux byzantins de la Collection Henri Seyrig
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 2
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles
- De Thematibus
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των Βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας
- Istoriceskoe znacenie italo-greceskoj ikonopisi: Izobra zenija Bogomatera v prozvedenijah italo-greceskih ikonopiscev i ih vlijanie na kompozicii nekotoryh proslavlennyh russkih ikon
Commentary
This specimen is among the rare attestation of the augoustalios, whose exact role remains unclear (cf. Listes, 309; see also the seal of Paul, protospatharios, judge of the Hippodrome, and augoustalios, in Zacos, Seals II, no. 1033). On the chartoularios of the archives (τῆς ἄρκλας), see BZS.1951.31.5.1892.