Staurakios imperial spatharios and kommerkiarios of Thessalonica (tenth century)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.706 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 17 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 18.44b. |
Obverse
A pair of birds walking; bird in foreground, head turned backward, holding branch in its beak; foliage below. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines preceded and followed by a row of three pellets. Border of dots.
···
ΣΤΑΥ
ΡΑΚΙΣ
ΠΑΘ/ΚΟΥ
ΜΕΡΚ,ΘΕ.
ΑΛΟΝΙΚ,
···
Σταυρακίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ κουμερκιαρίῳ Θεσαλονίκης
Translation
Σταυρακίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ κουμερκιαρίῳ Θεσαλονίκης.
Staurakios imperial spatharios and kommerkiarios of Thessalonica.
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.706 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 17 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 18.44b. |
Bibliography
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles
- Byzantinische Bleisiegel in Berlin (West)
- Le kommerkion d'Abydos, Thessalonique et le commerce bulgare du 9e siècle
- Recherches sur les douanes à Byzance: L'octava, le "kommerkion" et les commerciares
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin, vol. 5, L’Église
- Les plus anciens recueils des miracles de Saint Démétrius et la pénétration des Slaves dans les Balkans
- L'éparque de Thessalonique: les origines d'une institution administrative (VIIIe-IXe siècles)
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 2
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 1
- Silk Trade and Production in Byzantium from the Sixth to the Ninth Century: The Seals of Kommerkiarioi
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.706 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 17 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 18.44b. |
Commentary
From the same boulloterion as BZS.1958.106.1316.