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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.

Reverse

Inscription of five lines, decorations above and below. Border of dots.


γεργ,
α̅νοτ,τον
αρμενικ,
θεμα,το
Rαρδ.

Γεωργ(ίῳ) (πρωτο)νοτ(αρίῳ) τον Ἀρμενικ(ῶν) το Βάρδ[ᾳ]

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.


γεργ,
α̅νοτ,τον
αρμενικ,
θεμα,το
Rαρδ.

Γεωργ(ίῳ) (πρωτο)νοτ(αρίῳ) τον Ἀρμενικ(ῶν) το Βάρδ[ᾳ]

Accession number BZS.1958.106.1491
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.

Commentary

Seibt read the family name as Karamallos.

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)
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  • 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)