Sisinnios Hexa[kionites] (?), imperial protospatharios and strategos of the Peloponnesos (tenth century)
Obverse
Inscription of four lines preceded and followed by decoration. Border of dots.
ΘΕΟΤ
ΟΚΕΟΗ
ΘΕΙΤΣ
ΔΟΥΛ
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΣΙΣΙ
ΝΝ..ˊΣΠ
ΑΘ,ΣΤΡΑ
Τ,ΠΕΛΟ.
ΤΞ,Κ
Σισιννίῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ Πελοποννήσου τῷ Ἑξακιονίτῃ (?)
Obverse
Inscription of four lines preceded and followed by decoration. Border of dots.
ΘΕΟΤ
ΟΚΕΟΗ
ΘΕΙΤΣ
ΔΟΥΛ
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΣΙΣΙ
ΝΝ..ˊΣΠ
ΑΘ,ΣΤΡΑ
Τ,ΠΕΛΟ.
ΤΞ,Κ
Σισιννίῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ Πελοποννήσου τῷ Ἑξακιονίτῃ (?)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1617 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26.0 mm; field: 21.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 22.35. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Σισιννίῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ Πελοποννήσου τῷ Ἑξακιονίτῃ (?).
Mother of God, help your servant Sisinnios Hexakionites (?) protospatharios and strategos of the Peloponnesos.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 2: South of the Balkans, the Islands, South of Asia Minor (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus of Byzantine Seals from Bulgaria (Open in Zotero)
- La Morée franque: Recherches historiques, topographiques et archéologiques sur la principauté d’Achaïe (1205-1430) (Open in Zotero)
- Die Skleroi: Eine prosopographisch-sigillographische Studie (Open in Zotero)
- Theophanis Chronographia (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Realities of Byzantine Provincial Government: Hellas and Peloponnesos, 1180-1205 (Open in Zotero)
- Die byzantinische Armee im 10. und 11. Jahrhundert: Studien zur Organisation der Tagmata (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
It is unclear whether the reverse inscription consists of five lines or six, but while there is space for a sixth line, we note that there is no evidence of any imprint. Reading the family name is a problem: the last legible letter seems to be a Κ (the vertical line and the ending of the upper oblique line are clearly visible); but there was probably one more letter that cannot be seen. Thus the name that comes to mind right away is Ἑξακιονίτης, but the rare Ἑξακλινίτης is also possible (cf. Laurent, Corpus II, no. 844), as are Ἑξακωμίτης or Ἐξακουστός. Cf. Basilics, schol. 3 to XI,1,76.