Constantine imperial protospatharios and strategos of Chaldia (tenth century)
Obverse
Cross on three steps, with fleurons up to the crossbar. An X below the crossbar; crosslets of dots in the upper quarters. Remains of a circular inscription within concentric circles of dots:
+κεRοηθ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ[ει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ]
Obverse
Cross on three steps, with fleurons up to the crossbar. An X below the crossbar; crosslets of dots in the upper quarters. Remains of a circular inscription within concentric circles of dots:
+κεRοηθ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ[ει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
κον.
ντινο
,σπθρ,
τρτιγο
.λδι,
Κον[στ]αντίνο [(βασιλικῷ)] (πρωτο)σπαθαρ(ίῳ) [(καὶ) σ]τρατιγο [Χ]αλδί(ας)
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.1412 |
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Diameter | 19.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 32.39. Listed in Bryer-Winfield, Pontos, 316. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κονσταντίνο βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατιγο Χαλδίας.
Lord, help your servant Constantine, imperial protospatharios and strategos of Chaldia.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Βυζαντιακὰ μολυβδόβουλλα. Ἡ συλλογὴ Ἀναστασίου Κ. Π. Σταμούλη (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- The Byzantine Monuments and Topography of the Pontos (Open in Zotero)
- De Thematibus (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
Possible the same owner as BZS.1958.106.2115 and BZS.1955.1.1413.