Bardas imperial protospatharios and strategos of Hellas (tenth century)
Obverse
Peacock standing with tail outspread. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
Ρ
ΣΠΘ
ΡΙΣΤΡ
ΤΙΓΕ
.Λ
Βάρδᾳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατιγῷ Ἑλλάδος
Obverse
Peacock standing with tail outspread. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
Ρ
ΣΠΘ
ΡΙΣΤΡ
ΤΙΓΕ
.Λ
Βάρδᾳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατιγῷ Ἑλλάδος
| Accession number | BZS.1977.34.11 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 17.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 8.40. |
Translation
Βάρδᾳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατιγῷ Ἑλλάδος.
Bardas, imperial protospatharios and strategos of 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. 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
Line 4 (rev.): it is clear that the letter after ΣΤΡΑΤΙΓΩ is either Ε or Θ. Line 5: although the three visible letters are blurred, their triangular outlines are clear.