Constantine . . . general kommerkiarios of the apotheke of Constantinople (700–702)
Obverse
An emperor (Tiberios III) standing, wearing a chlamys and crown, holding a globus cruciger in his right hand and his left before his chest. At left and right: Ι|Ι : Ἰ(νδικτιὼν) ιδ' and Ἰ(νδικτιὼν) ιε'. Traces of a circular inscription beginning at twelve o'clock. Incuse border.
ΝΣΤΝΤΙΝ.
[Κ]ωνσταντίν[ου . . .]
Obverse
An emperor (Tiberios III) standing, wearing a chlamys and crown, holding a globus cruciger in his right hand and his left before his chest. At left and right: Ι|Ι : Ἰ(νδικτιὼν) ιδ' and Ἰ(νδικτιὼν) ιε'. Traces of a circular inscription beginning at twelve o'clock. Incuse border.
ΝΣΤΝΤΙΝ.
[Κ]ωνσταντίν[ου . . .]
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. No visible border.
ϗΓΝΙ
ΚΚΟΜΜ
ΡΚΙΡΙ
ΟΘΗΚΗΣΚ
ΝΣΤΝΤ
Π.Λ
(καὶ) γενικοῦ κομμερκιαρίου ἀ[π]οθήκης Κωνσταντ[ινου]π[ό]λεω[ς]
Accession number | BZS 1958.106.673 |
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Diameter | 31.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 23.4; Zacos–Veglery, no. 202. |
Translation
Κωνσταντίνου . . . καὶ γενικοῦ κομμερκιαρίου ἀποθήκης Κωνσταντινουπόλεως.
(Seal of) Constantine . . . general kommerkiarios of the apotheke of Constantinople.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Zacos and Veglery note that the double indiction on this seal indicates that it was issued during Indiction 15, but that Constantine also held the office the previous year.