George Bardas, protonotarios of the Armenian themes (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. George holding a spear in his right hand and a shield in his left hand. Vertical inscription on either side: |γε|ω-ρ|γ|ι|σ : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώργι(ο)ς. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. George holding a spear in his right hand and a shield in his left hand. Vertical inscription on either side: |γε|ω-ρ|γ|ι|σ : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώργι(ο)ς. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, decorations above and below. Border of dots.
– –
γεργ,
α̅νοτ,τον
αρμενικ,
θεμα,το
Rαρδ.
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Γεωργ(ίῳ) (πρωτο)νοτ(αρίῳ) τον Ἀρμενικ(ῶν) το Βάρδ[ᾳ]
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1491 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 56.13. Seibt, "Ἀρμενικὰ θέματα", 137, no. 22. |
Translation
Γεωργίῳ πρωτονοταρίῳ τον Ἀρμενικῶν το Βάρδᾳ.
George Bardas, protonotarios of the Armenian themes.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Die byzantinische Armee im 10. und 11. Jahrhundert: Studien zur Organisation der Tagmata (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- L’organisation de la frontière orientale de Byzance aux Xe-XIe siècles et Le Taktikon de l’Escorial (Open in Zotero)
- Ἀρμενικὰ Θέματα als terminus technicus der byzantinischen Verwaltungsgeschichte des 11. Jahrhunderts (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
- The Land Legislation of the Macedonian Emperors (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Seibt read the family name as Karamallos.