Michael protospatharios, judge of the Hippodrome and of the Armenian themes (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Michael, winged, holding a trilobe scepter in his right hand and a globus in his left hand. Sigla: μ-χ : Μ(ι)χ(αήλ). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
[+]μιασπ,
θαρ,κρ,τη
επ,τι,
δρ,μSτ,ν
αρμεν,κˊ
θεμ,τ,
Μιχαὴλ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ, κριτῇ ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἱπποδρόμου καὶ τῶν Ἀρμενικῶν θεμάτων
Obverse
Bust of St. Michael, winged, holding a trilobe scepter in his right hand and a globus in his left hand. Sigla: μ-χ : Μ(ι)χ(αήλ). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
[+]μιασπ,
θαρ,κρ,τη
επ,τι,
δρ,μSτ,ν
αρμεν,κˊ
θεμ,τ,
Μιχαὴλ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ, κριτῇ ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἱπποδρόμου καὶ τῶν Ἀρμενικῶν θεμάτων
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3787 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 56.5. W. Seibt, "Ἀρμενικὰ θέματα", 135, no. 9. |
Translation
Μιχαὴλ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ, κριτῇ ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἱπποδρόμου καὶ τῶν Ἀρμενικῶν θεμάτων.
Michael protospatharios, judge of the Hippodrome and of the Armenian themes.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Die byzantinische Armee im 10. und 11. Jahrhundert: Studien zur Organisation der Tagmata (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- L’organisation de la frontière orientale de Byzance aux Xe-XIe siècles et Le Taktikon de l’Escorial (Open in Zotero)
- Ἀρμενικὰ Θέματα als terminus technicus der byzantinischen Verwaltungsgeschichte des 11. Jahrhunderts (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
- The Land Legislation of the Macedonian Emperors (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The seal of another Michael, protospatharios, mystographos, judge of the Hippodrome and of the Armenian themes, is published in Zacos, Seals II, no. 1016.