Paul (?) imperial spatharios and strategos of the Thrakesioi (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: .-..|δ-λ. Indeterminate border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ [σῷ] δούλῳ
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: .-..|δ-λ. Indeterminate border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ [σῷ] δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four visible lines. No visible border.
..υ
β/σπ
Sστρ/..
.κησι.
[Π]αύ[λ]ῳ (?) β(ασιλικῷ) σπα[θ(αρίῳ)] (καὶ) στρα(τηγῷ) [Θρᾳ]κησί[ων]
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3357 |
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Diameter | 27.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 2.50. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Παύλῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ Θρᾳκησίων.
Mother of God, help your servant Paul, imperial spatharios and strategos of the Thrakesioi.
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