N. Blax, protospatharios and judge of Mesopotamia (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas blessing and holding a book. Vertical inscription on either side: .|α|γι|ο,-κ : [ὁ] ἅγιο(ς) [Νι]κ[όλαος]. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas blessing and holding a book. Vertical inscription on either side: .|α|γι|ο,-κ : [ὁ] ἅγιο(ς) [Νι]κ[όλαος]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five preserved lines. Border of dots.
σ..
ρ,κριτ,
μεσοπ,
τμ,το
Rλκ,
....(πρωτο)σ[παθα]ρ(ίῳ), κριτ(ῇ) Μεσοπ(ο)ταμ(ίας) το Βλακ(ί)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1228 |
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Diameter | 28.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 55.6. Noted in PBW : Anonymous 20269. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
....πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ, κριτῇ Μεσοποταμίας το Βλακί.
... N. Blax, protospatharios and judge of Mesopotamia.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)
- De Administrando Imperio (Open in Zotero)
- Constantini Porphyrogeniti De cerimoniis aulae byzantinae (Open in Zotero)
- Überlegungen zur Vorgeschichte des Thema Mesopotamien (Open in Zotero)
- Silk Trade and Production in Byzantium from the Sixth to the Ninth Century: The Seals of Kommerkiarioi (Open in Zotero)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)
- Molivdovuli na Damjan Dobromirduk na Trakija i Mesopotamija (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Sceaux byzantins des Musées d’Antioche et de Tarse (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The family name is clearly spelt and need not be linked with other possibilities.