Basil vestes, judge of the Velum and of the Optimatoi (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of a bearded saint (possibly Basil) holding a book. One letter visible: Λ : [ὁ (ἅγιος) Βασί]λ(ειος)? No visible border.
Obverse
Bust of a bearded saint (possibly Basil) holding a book. One letter visible: Λ : [ὁ (ἅγιος) Βασί]λ(ειος)? No visible border.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines. No visible border.
....
.ΣΔ
ΑΣΙΛΕΙ.
ΕΣΤΗΚΡΙ
ΤΗΛΟ..
ΤΝΟΠ.
Μ...
[Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθε]ι [τ]ῷ σῷ δ[ούλῳ] Βασιλεί[ῳ] βέστῃ, κρι[τῃ] τοῦ βήλο[υ (καὶ)] τῶν Ὀπ[τι]μ[άτων]
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.125 |
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Diameter | 21.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 71.23. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Βασιλείῳ βέστῃ, κριτῃ τοῦ βήλου καὶ τῶν Ὀπτιμάτων.
Lord, help your servant Basil, vestes, judge of the Velum and of the Optimatoi.
Bibliography
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (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)
- Documents de sigillographie byzantine: La collection C. Orghidan (Open in Zotero)