N. judge of Chaldia (eleventh century, second half)
Obverse
Archangel (St. Michael?) standing frontally, holding a labarum in his right hand and a globus in his left hand. No visible border.
Obverse
Archangel (St. Michael?) standing frontally, holding a labarum in his right hand and a globus in his left hand. No visible border.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, top line missing. Border of dots.
....
οισδι
αστην
αλδιασ
πρτο
στατ̅
[Σκέπ]οις δι[κ]αστὴν [Χ]αλδίας, πρωτοστάτ(α)
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.4841 |
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Diameter | 20.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 32.13. See also Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2013. |
Translation
Σκέποις δικαστὴν Χαλδίας, πρωτοστάτα.
Leader of the heavenly hosts, may you protect the judge of Chaldia.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Βυζαντιακὰ μολυβδόβουλλα. Ἡ συλλογὴ Ἀναστασίου Κ. Π. Σταμούλη (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- The Byzantine Monuments and Topography of the Pontos (Open in Zotero)
- De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
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