Stephanos imperial protospatharios epi tes megales hetaireias and epoptes of Paphlagonia (tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding a medallion of Christ. Sigla: ..-θ̅υ : [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(εο)ῦ. Traces of a circular inscription within a border of dots:
τσδλ΄
[Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθει] τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding a medallion of Christ. Sigla: ..-θ̅υ : [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(εο)ῦ. Traces of a circular inscription within a border of dots:
τσδλ΄
[Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθει] τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
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Στ[εφ]άν(ῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπα[θ(αρίῳ)] ἐπὶ τ(ῆς) μεγ(άλης) [ἑτ]ερ(ίας) (καὶ) ἐπό[πτ(ῃ)] Πεφλα(γονίας)
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5091 |
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Diameter | 27.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 11.7. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Στεφάνῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τῆς μεγάλης ἑτερίας καὶ ἐπόπτῃ Πεφλαγονίας.
Mother of God, help your servant Stephanos, imperial protospatharios epi tes megales hetaireias and epoptes of Paphlagonia.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Bleisiegel in Berlin II (Open in Zotero)
- De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (Open in Zotero)
- Paphlagonien und Honorias (Open in Zotero)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)
- Βυζαντιακὰ μολυβδόβουλλα. Ἡ συλλογὴ Ἀναστασίου Κ. Π. Σταμούλη (Open in Zotero)
- Documents de sigillographie byzantine: La collection C. Orghidan (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The form Πεφλαγονίας is attested in several seals: Konstantopoulos, Stamoulès, no. 83; Laurent, Orghidan, no. 226 bis.