Sergios imperial spatharokandidatos and droungarios of Aigaion Pelagos (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: ΤΣ|ΔΛ. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Wreath border.
ΣΕΡΓΙ
Β /ΣΠΘ
ΡΟΚΝΔ /
ΔΡΟΝΓΡ/
ΤΕΓΕΠ
Σεργίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ δρουνγαρίῳ τοῦ Ἐγέου Πελάγους
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: ΤΣ|ΔΛ. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Wreath border.
ΣΕΡΓΙ
Β /ΣΠΘ
ΡΟΚΝΔ /
ΔΡΟΝΓΡ/
ΤΕΓΕΠ
Σεργίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ δρουνγαρίῳ τοῦ Ἐγέου Πελάγους
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5566 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 27.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 40.10. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Σεργίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ δρουνγαρίῳ τοῦ Ἐγέου Πελάγους.
Theotokos, help your servant Sergios imperial spatharokandidatos and droungarios of Aigaion Pelagos.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 2: South of the Balkans, the Islands, South of Asia Minor (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Methodii Patriarchae Constantinopolitani Vita S. Theophanis Confessoris: e codice mosquensi no. 159 (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
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