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N., (proto?)spatharios and kommerkiarios of Thessalonica (tenth century)

 
 

Obverse

A griffin walking. Along the circumference, remnants of inscription, beginning at 12 o'clock, between two circles of dots.

....ΤΣΔΟΥΛ

Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ

Reverse

Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.

...
..ΣΠΑ
ΚΜ
.ΚΙΑΡ,ΘΕ
ΣΑΛΟΝ,Κ,

..... πρωτο?σπαθαρίῳ καὶ κουμερκιαρίῳ Θεσαλονίκης

Obverse

A griffin walking. Along the circumference, remnants of inscription, beginning at 12 o'clock, between two circles of dots.

....ΤΣΔΟΥΛ

Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ

Reverse

Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.

...
..ΣΠΑ
ΚΜ
.ΚΙΑΡ,ΘΕ
ΣΑΛΟΝ,Κ,

..... πρωτο?σπαθαρίῳ καὶ κουμερκιαρίῳ Θεσαλονίκης

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.1784
Diameter 19.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 1, no. 18.50.

Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore.

Translation

Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ ..... πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ κουμερκιαρίῳ Θεσαλονίκης.

Lord, help your servant N., protospatharios and kommerkiarios of Thessalonica.

Bibliography

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