Nikephoros imperial spatharios and komes tes kortes of the Boukellarioi (tenth century, early)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on three steps. Circular inscription within concentric circles of dots:
.εRοηθειτσ....λ,.
[Κ(ύρι)]ε βοήθει τῷ σ[ῷ δού]λ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, decorations above and below. Border of dots.
.νικιφο
..Rσπαθ,
.κομιτ,κ
..τησR
.υκελλ`
Νικιφό[ρῳ] β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ(αρίῳ) [(καὶ)] κόμι(τι) τ(ῆς) κ[όρ]της Β[ο]υκελλ(αρίων)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on three steps. Circular inscription within concentric circles of dots:
.εRοηθειτσ....λ,.
[Κ(ύρι)]ε βοήθει τῷ σ[ῷ δού]λ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, decorations above and below. Border of dots.
.νικιφο
..Rσπαθ,
.κομιτ,κ
..τησR
.υκελλ`
Νικιφό[ρῳ] β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ(αρίῳ) [(καὶ)] κόμι(τι) τ(ῆς) κ[όρ]της Β[ο]υκελλ(αρίων)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3934 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 1.18. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικιφόρῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ κόμιτι τῆς κόρτης Βουκελλαρίων.
Lord, help your servant Nikephoros, imperial spatharios and komes tes kortes of the Boukellarioi.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Praetorians: An Administrative, Institutional, and Social Survey of the Opsikion and Tagmata, c. 580-900 (Open in Zotero)
- Galatien und Lykaonien (Open in Zotero)
- De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (Open in Zotero)
- Paphlagonien und Honorias (Open in Zotero)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)