Michael kouropalates and praitor of the Peloponnesos and Hellas (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Inscription of five lines, the final two letters between horizontal bars. Border of dots.
Κ̅Έ̅Ο
ΉΘΕΙΜΙ
ΧΑῊΛΚΟΥ
ΡΟΠΆΛ
ΤΗ
Κύριε βοήθει Μιχαὴλ κουροπαλάτῃ
Obverse
Inscription of five lines, the final two letters between horizontal bars. Border of dots.
Κ̅Έ̅Ο
ΉΘΕΙΜΙ
ΧΑῊΛΚΟΥ
ΡΟΠΆΛ
ΤΗ
Κύριε βοήθει Μιχαὴλ κουροπαλάτῃ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines with decoration above and below. Border of dots.
ŚΠΡΑΊ
ΤΡΙΠΕ
ΛΟΠΟΝ́
ΣΟῪἙΛ
ΛΆΟΣ
καὶ πραίτωρι Πελοποννήσου καὶ Ἑλλάδος
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5595 |
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Diameter | 30.0 mm; field: 22.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 8.33. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Μιχαὴλ κουροπαλάτῃ καὶ πραίτωρι Πελοποννήσου καὶ Ἑλλάδος.
Lord, help Michael, kouropalates and praitor of the Peloponnesos and Hellas.
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)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Le Peloponnese byzantin jusqu’en 1204 (Open in Zotero)
- Du stratège de thème au duc: chronologie de l’évolution au cours du XIe siècle (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Hellas und Thessalia (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
- Die byzantinische Armee im 10. und 11. Jahrhundert: Studien zur Organisation der Tagmata (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The inscription is equipped with accents and breathings.