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N. imperial protospatharios and ek prosopou of Thrace (tenth century)

 
 

Obverse

Cross potent on four steps. Circular inscription between two borders of dots.

κεοη......δουλ

Κ(ύρι)ε βοή[θει τῷ σῷ] δούλ(ῳ)

Reverse

Inscription of six lines, top line missing. Border of dots.

....λι
κ.σπα
θSεκπρο
σοπτη.
θρα.

.... [βασι]λικῷ [(πρωτο)]σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) ἐκ προσόπ(ου) τῆ(ς) Θρᾴ[κ(ης)]

Obverse

Cross potent on four steps. Circular inscription between two borders of dots.

κεοη......δουλ

Κ(ύρι)ε βοή[θει τῷ σῷ] δούλ(ῳ)

Reverse

Inscription of six lines, top line missing. Border of dots.

....λι
κ.σπα
θSεκπρο
σοπτη.
θρα.

.... [βασι]λικῷ [(πρωτο)]σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) ἐκ προσόπ(ου) τῆ(ς) Θρᾴ[κ(ης)]

Accession number BZS.1947.2.177
Diameter 22.0 mm; field: 18.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 1, no. 71.8.

Translation

Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ .... βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐκ προσόπου τῆς Θρᾴκης.

Lord, help your servant N., imperial protospatharios and ek prosopou of Thrace.

Bibliography

  • Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
  • De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)
  • Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
  • Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)