Isaakios spatharokandidatos and protonotarios of Panphlagonia (tenth century)
Obverse
Lion facing left, one paw raised, its head turned backward and tail swirling behind. Remains of a circular inscription, starting at twelve o'clock, within a border of dots:
θητσδ
[Κ(ύρι)ε βοή]θη τῷ σῷ δ[ούλῳ]
Obverse
Lion facing left, one paw raised, its head turned backward and tail swirling behind. Remains of a circular inscription, starting at twelve o'clock, within a border of dots:
θητσδ
[Κ(ύρι)ε βοή]θη τῷ σῷ δ[ούλῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
.αακ,
παφαρ,κ
νδSαν
τπανφ
λαγον
[Ἰσ]αακ(ίῳ) [σ]παθαρ(ο)κ[α]νδ(ιδάτῳ) (καὶ) (πρωτο)ν[ο]τ(αρίιω) Πανφλαγον(ίας)
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4518 |
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Diameter | 17.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 11.23. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰσαακίῳ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ πρωτονοταρίιω Πανφλαγονίας.
Lord, help your servant Isaakios, spatharokandidatos and protonotarios of Panphlagonia.
Commentary
The form Πανφλαγονία (which appears also in Konstantopoulos, no. 159a) is a variant of Παμφλαγονία, on which see BZS.1955.1.964.