Symbatios imperial protospatharios and strategos of the Strymon (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross (X at crossing of lower bar) on three steps. Fleurons to the first transverse bar. Circular inscription along a border of dots.
ΚΕΟΗΘΙΤΣΔΟΥΛ
Κύριε βοήθι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΣΥΜ
ΑΤΙΑΣ
Π.ΘΣΤΡ
.ΤΙΓΣΤΡ
.ΟΝ
Συμβατίῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατιγῷ Στρυμόνος
Obverse
Patriarchal cross (X at crossing of lower bar) on three steps. Fleurons to the first transverse bar. Circular inscription along a border of dots.
ΚΕΟΗΘΙΤΣΔΟΥΛ
Κύριε βοήθι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΣΥΜ
ΑΤΙΑΣ
Π.ΘΣΤΡ
.ΤΙΓΣΤΡ
.ΟΝ
Συμβατίῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατιγῷ Στρυμόνος
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3439 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 37.6. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Συμβατίῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατιγῷ Στρυμόνος.
Lord, help your servant Symbatios imperial protospatharios and strategos of the Strymon.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)