Basil spatharokandidatos, asekretis and judge of Iberia (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin with her hands raised before her. Sigla: ΜΡΘΥ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin with her hands raised before her. Sigla: ΜΡΘΥ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, decorations above and below. Border of dots.
+θκεR,θ,
Rσιλ,σπ.
θ,κνˋσ.
κρητ,Sκρ.
τ,ιRηρ.
– –
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Βασιλ(είῳ) σπ[α]θ(αρο)κανδ(ι)δ(άτῳ), ἀσ[η]κρῆτ(ις) (καὶ) κρ[ι]τ(ῇ) Ἰβηρ[ί(ας)]
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.577 |
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Diameter | 23.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 75.2. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Βασιλείῳ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ, ἀσηκρῆτις καὶ κριτῇ Ἰβηρίας.
Mother of God, help Basil, spatharokandidatos, asekretis, and judge of Iberia.
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