N. imperial protospatharios, judge of the Hippodrome and of the Armeniakoi (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross (X at the first crossbar) on three steps; fleurons rising to the second bar. Parts of a circular inscription within a border of dots:
+κεR......δ
Κ(ύρι)ε β[(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σ]ῷ δ[ούλῳ ...]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines (four visible), a row of pellets below. Border of dots.
.....
R΄΄σπθ
κρητιπo
..ομ,Sρ
.ενικ,
(βασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ), κρητ(ῇ) 〈τ〉οῦ Ἱπο[δρ]όμ(ου) (καὶ) Ἀρ[μ]ενιακ(ῶν)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross (X at the first crossbar) on three steps; fleurons rising to the second bar. Parts of a circular inscription within a border of dots:
+κεR......δ
Κ(ύρι)ε β[(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σ]ῷ δ[ούλῳ ...]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines (four visible), a row of pellets below. Border of dots.
.....
R΄΄σπθ
κρητιπo
..ομ,Sρ
.ενικ,
(βασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ), κρητ(ῇ) 〈τ〉οῦ Ἱπο[δρ]όμ(ου) (καὶ) Ἀρ[μ]ενιακ(ῶν)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.4278 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 22.25. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ ... βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ, κρητῇ τοῦ Ἱποδρόμου καὶ Ἀρμενιακῶν.
Lord, help your servant ... imperial protospatharios, judge of the Hippodrome and of the Armeniakoi.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- The Armeniac Theme and the Fate of Its Leaders (Open in Zotero)
- Les sceaux byzantins de la Collection Henri Seyrig (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
- De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (Open in Zotero)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)
- Istoriceskoe znacenie italo-greceskoj ikonopisi: Izobra zenija Bogomatera v prozvedenijah italo-greceskih ikonopiscev i ih vlijanie na kompozicii nekotoryh proslavlennyh russkih ikon (Open in Zotero)