Sergios imperial vestitor and kommerkiarios of Pontos (eighth/ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform Invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: ΔΣ. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει [τῷ] δού[λῳ] σου
Obverse
Cruciform Invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: ΔΣ. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει [τῷ] δού[λῳ] σου
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Indeterminate border.
+Σ
ΓΙΒ/Β
.ΚΟΜΕ
ΠΟΝΤ
Σ[ερ]γίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) β[εστ(ίτορι) (καὶ)] κομε[ρκ(ιαρίῳ) τοῦ] Πόντ(ου)
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.93 |
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Diameter | 25.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 72.2. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ δούλῳ σου Σεργίῳ βασιλικῷ βεστίτορι καὶ κομερκιαρίῳ τοῦ Πόντου.
Mother of God, help your servant Sergios, imperial vestitor and kommerkiarios of Pontos.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 3: West, Northwest, and Central Asia Minor and the Orient (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- The Life of Saint Nikon: Text, Translation, and Commentary (Open in Zotero)
- Un grand mystique byzantin: vie de Syméon le Nouveau Théologien (949-1022) (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Molivdovuly grečeskogo Vostoka (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
On the seals of officials active in Pontos, see the commentary to BZS 1951.31.5.108.