George imperial spatharios and tourmarches of the Boukellarioi (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: τ-σ|δ-λ. No visible border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Wreath border.
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θSτρμτ
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Γεωργίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) τουρμ(άρχῃ) τῶν Βουκε(λλαρίων)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1242 |
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Diameter | 27.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 1.40. See also Zacos-Veglery, no. 1934. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Γεωργίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ τουρμάρχῃ τῶν Βουκελλαρίων.
Mother of God, please help your servant George, imperial spatharios and tourmarches of the Boukellarioi.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Praetorians: An Administrative, Institutional, and Social Survey of the Opsikion and Tagmata, c. 580-900 (Open in Zotero)
- Galatien und Lykaonien (Open in Zotero)
- De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (Open in Zotero)
- Paphlagonien und Honorias (Open in Zotero)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Zacos and Veglery read a fifth line and the letter Λ.