Pardos asekretis and protonotarios of the Thrakesion (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla (with tongues of fire above): ̅-θ̅υ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla (with tongues of fire above): ̅-θ̅υ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, decoration below. Border of dots.
+θ̅κ̅εR̅θ,
παροα
σηκριτΙ/
Sαˋνοταρ,
τουθρα
κησι
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Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Πάρδο ἀσηκρῖτι(ς) (καὶ) (πρωτο)νοταρ(ίῳ) τοῦ Θρᾳκησίου.
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5503 |
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Diameter | 31.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 2.36. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Πάρδο ἀσηκρῖττις καὶ πρωτονοταρίῳ τοῦ Θρᾳκησίου.
Mother of God, help Pardos, asekretis and protonotarios of the Thrakesion.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 3: West, Northwest, and Central Asia Minor and the Orient (Open in Zotero)
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