Michael patrikios, praipositos, and strategos of Sicily (eighth/ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: ΤΣ|ΔΛ. Indeterminate border.
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σ[ῷ] δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Wreath border.
ΙΧ
.ΛΠΤΡ/ Π
ΡΙΠ/ ΣΤ
ΡΤΗΓ/
ΣΙΚΕΛ/
[Μ]ιχα[ὴ]λ πατρ(ικίῳ), πραιπ(οσίτῳ) (καὶ) στρατηγ(ῷ) Σικελ(ίας)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: ΤΣ|ΔΛ. Indeterminate border.
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σ[ῷ] δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Wreath border.
ΙΧ
.ΛΠΤΡ/ Π
ΡΙΠ/ ΣΤ
ΡΤΗΓ/
ΣΙΚΕΛ/
[Μ]ιχα[ὴ]λ πατρ(ικίῳ), πραιπ(οσίτῳ) (καὶ) στρατηγ(ῷ) Σικελ(ίας)
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.156 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 5.19; Zacos-Veglery, no. 3144. Cf. what appears to be a similar seal in EO 31 (1932), 432. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Μιχαὴλ πατρικίῳ, πραιποσίτῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ Σικελίας.
Lord, help your servant Michael, patrikios, praipositos and strategos of Sicily.
Bibliography
- 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 (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
A Michael patrikios of Sicily is attested in 799: TM 3 (1968) 316; cf. Winkelmann, Ämterstruktur, 87.