John imperial spatharios and protonotarios of Macedonia (tenth century)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on four steps with fleurons rising well above the first arm. Along the border of dots, circular inscription. Border of dots.
ΚΕ..ΗΘ,ΤΣΔΟΥΛ,
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΙΑΝ
ΝΗΣΠΑ
ΘΑΡ,ΑΝΟ
ΤΑΡ,ΜΑΚ
ΕΔΟΝ
Ἰωάννῃ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ πρωτονοταρίῳ Μακεδονίας
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on four steps with fleurons rising well above the first arm. Along the border of dots, circular inscription. Border of dots.
ΚΕ..ΗΘ,ΤΣΔΟΥΛ,
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΙΑΝ
ΝΗΣΠΑ
ΘΑΡ,ΑΝΟ
ΤΑΡ,ΜΑΚ
ΕΔΟΝ
Ἰωάννῃ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ πρωτονοταρίῳ Μακεδονίας
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2788 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 43.24b. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ πρωτονοταρίῳ Μακεδονίας.
Lord, help your servant John imperial spatharios and protonotarios of Macedonia.
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
- Philippes et la Macédoine orientale à l'époque chrétienne et byzantine; recherches d'histoire et d'archéologie
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung
- La Macédoine orientale à l'époque byzantine
- Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 1
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 2
- Theophanes Continuatus, Ioannes Cameniata, Symeon Magister, Georgius Monachus
Commentary
This specimen is from the same boulloterion as BZS.1955.1.1472.