Nicholas Spanopoulos, judge of the Hippodrome and of the Optimatoi (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of a bishop-saint (St. Nicholas) blessing and holding book. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines preceded by decoration. Border of dots.
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Νικόλαος πρωτοσπαθάριος, κριτὴς ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἰπποδρόμου καὶ τον Ὀπτιμάτων ὁ Σπανοπούλος
Obverse
Bust of a bishop-saint (St. Nicholas) blessing and holding book. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines preceded by decoration. Border of dots.
+ΝΙΚΟ.
ΑΣΠΑΘ,ΚΡ.
Τ,ΕΠΙΤΙΠ.
.ΡΟΜ,ΤΟ.
.ΠΤΙΜΑΤ
ΟΣΠΑΝΟΠ,
Λ
Νικόλαος πρωτοσπαθάριος, κριτὴς ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἰπποδρόμου καὶ τον Ὀπτιμάτων ὁ Σπανοπούλος
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2925 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 31.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 71.26. |
Translation
Νικόλαος πρωτοσπαθάριος, κριτὴς ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἰπποδρόμου καὶ τον Ὀπτιμάτων ὁ Σπανόπουλος.
Nicholas Spanopoulos, protospatharios, judge of the Hippodrome and of the Optimatoi.
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
- Die byzantinischen Bleisiegel in Österreich, vol. 1, Kaiserhof
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, vol. 2: South of the Balkans, the Islands, south of Asia Minor
- Documents de sigillographie byzantine: La collection C. Orghidan
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung
- Byzantine Praetorians: An Administrative, Institutional, and Social Survey of the Opsikion and Tagmata, c. 580-900
- Die byzantinische Armee im 10. und 11. Jahrhundert: Studien zur Organisation der Tagmata
Commentary
For the Spanopoulos family, cf. Seibt, Blesiegel, no. 150, where the present specimen also appears. See also DOSeals 2.40.16.