Peter imperial spatharios and doux of Calabria (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the angles: σ|λ. No visible border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει [τ]ῷ σῷ [δ]ούλῳ
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the angles: σ|λ. No visible border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει [τ]ῷ σῷ [δ]ούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. No visible border.
πετρ
β/σπα/
κδουκ
.αλα
Πέτρῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ(αρίῳ) κ(αὶ) δουκὶ [Κ]αλα(βρίας)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1058 |
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Diameter | 29.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 4.5. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Πέτρῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ δουκὶ Καλαβρίας.
Mother of God, help your servant Peter imperial spatharios and doux of Calabria.
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)
- Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Catalogue of Seals in the Department of Manuscripts in the British Museum (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The owner of this seal lived at least a century before the Peter of similar titles/offices in BZS.1958.106.3191.
Similar seals have been published by several authors, most recently by Zacos-Veglery, no. 2310; cf. Sig., 220, and Birch, 15. All these are from different boulloteria.