John Chrysoberges, spatharokandidatos, protokankellarios of the genikon, judge, anagrapheus and kourator of Melitene (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription of six lines, a decoration above. Border of dots.
– –
.κ̅εR,θ,
.σδ
.σπαθ.
.οκS.
καγκ.
γεν,
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) [τ]ῷ σῷ δού[(λῳ) Ἰ]ω(άννῃ) σπαθ[αρ]οκ(αν)δ(ι)δ(άτῳ) (καὶ) [(πρωτο)]καγκ(ελλαρίῳ) [τ(οῦ)] γεν(ικοῦ)
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, a decoration above. Border of dots.
– –
κριτ.
.αγρα.
.κρα.
.ελιτ,ν
τRε
– γ, –
κριτ(ῇ), [ἀν]αγρα[φ(εῖ) (καὶ)] κουρά[τ(ωρι) Μ]ελιτ(η)ν(ῆς) τῷ Χρ(υσο)βέ(ρ)γ(ῃ)
Obverse
Inscription of six lines, a decoration above. Border of dots.
– –
.κ̅εR,θ,
.σδ
.σπαθ.
.οκS.
καγκ.
γεν,
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) [τ]ῷ σῷ δού[(λῳ) Ἰ]ω(άννῃ) σπαθ[αρ]οκ(αν)δ(ι)δ(άτῳ) (καὶ) [(πρωτο)]καγκ(ελλαρίῳ) [τ(οῦ)] γεν(ικοῦ)
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, a decoration above. Border of dots.
– –
κριτ.
.αγρα.
.κρα.
.ελιτ,ν
τRε
– γ, –
κριτ(ῇ), [ἀν]αγρα[φ(εῖ) (καὶ)] κουρά[τ(ωρι) Μ]ελιτ(η)ν(ῆς) τῷ Χρ(υσο)βέ(ρ)γ(ῃ)
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.1066 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 30.0 mm; field: 24.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 68.6. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ πρωτοκαγκελλαρίῳ τοῦ γενικοῦ, κριτῇ, ἀναγραφεῖ καὶ κουράτωρι Μελιτηνῆς τῷ Χρυσοβέργῃ.
Lord, help your servant John Chrysoberges, spatharokandidatos and protokankellarios of the genikon, judge, anagrapheus and kourator of Melitene.
Bibliography
- L’organisation de la frontière orientale de Byzance aux Xe-XIe siècles et Le Taktikon de l’Escorial (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Crown Lands and the Defence of Imperial Authority in the Tenth and Eleventh Centuries (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium (Open in Zotero)