N. protospatharios and strategos of the Armeniakoi (eighth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type); in the quarters: ..-σ.|δ|-λ. Wreath border.
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type); in the quarters: ..-σ.|δ|-λ. Wreath border.
Reverse
Inscription of which three lines remain, a decoration below. Wreath border.
θSστ
τηγτ
ρμενιικ
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[..... πρωτοσπ]αθα(ρίῳ) (καὶ) στ[ρα]τηγῷ τῶ[ν Ἀ]ρμενιικ(ῶν)
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3386 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 22.53. |
Translation
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ [...] πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ τῶν Ἀρμενιικῶν.
Lord or Mother of God, help your servant ... protospatharios and strategos of the Armeniakoi.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- The Armeniac Theme and the Fate of Its Leaders (Open in Zotero)
- Les sceaux byzantins de la Collection Henri Seyrig (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (Open in Zotero)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)
- Istoriceskoe znacenie italo-greceskoj ikonopisi: Izobra zenija Bogomatera v prozvedenijah italo-greceskih ikonopiscev i ih vlijanie na kompozicii nekotoryh proslavlennyh russkih ikon (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Note the spelling "Armeniikon."