N. [proto?]spatharios and strategos of the Armeniakoi (eighth/ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type); in the quarters: ..-..|δ-λ. Linear border.
Reverse
Inscription of which three lines remain. Wreath border.
σπθ..
στρτ,τ
ρμεν΄
[... πρωτο]σπαθα[ρ(ίῳ) (καὶ)] στρατ(ηγῷ) τῶ[ν] Ἀρμεν(ιακῶν)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type); in the quarters: ..-..|δ-λ. Linear border.
Reverse
Inscription of which three lines remain. Wreath border.
σπθ..
στρτ,τ
ρμεν΄
[... πρωτο]σπαθα[ρ(ίῳ) (καὶ)] στρατ(ηγῷ) τῶ[ν] Ἀρμεν(ιακῶν)
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.1038 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 22.55. |
Translation
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ [...] πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ τῶν Ἀρμενιακῶν.
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)