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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.

Reverse

Inscription of six lines, top line missing. Border of dots.

....
οισδι
αστην
αλδιασ
πρτο
στατ̅

[Σκέπ]οις δι[κ]αστὴν [Χ]αλδίας, πρωτοστάτ(α)

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
πρτο
στατ̅

[Σκέπ]οις δι[κ]αστὴν [Χ]αλδίας, πρωτοστάτ(α)

Accession number BZS.1958.106.4841
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.

Commentary

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)