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N. imperial strator and paraphylax of Koloneia (ninth century)

 
 

Obverse

Patriarchal cross on steps (indeterminate number). Remains of a circular inscription within concentric circles of dots:

..Rοηθητοσ......

[Κ(ύρι)ε] βοήθη το σ[ῷ δούλῳ]

Reverse

Inscription of five lines, a row of pellets below. Border of dots.

.........
.ιR/σ..
ορηκεπα..
φυλακσ.
λι..

.......ίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σ[τράτ]ορη κὲ πα[ρα]φύλακως [Κ]ωλωνί[ας]

Obverse

Patriarchal cross on steps (indeterminate number). Remains of a circular inscription within concentric circles of dots:

..Rοηθητοσ......

[Κ(ύρι)ε] βοήθη το σ[ῷ δούλῳ]

Reverse

Inscription of five lines, a row of pellets below. Border of dots.

.........
.ιR/σ..
ορηκεπα..
φυλακσ.
λι..

.......ίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σ[τράτ]ορη κὲ πα[ρα]φύλακως [Κ]ωλωνί[ας]

Accession number BZS.1947.2.73
Diameter 25.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 4, no. 48.6. Mentioned by Bryer-Winfield, Pontos, 145, n. 2.

Translation

Κύριε βοήθη το σῷ δούλῳ .......ίῳ βασιλικῷ στράτορη κὲ παραφύλακως Κωλωνίας.

Lord, help your servant ...ios, imperial strator and paraphylax of Koloneia.

Commentary

The lettering is of low quality, and there is an inconsistency in the inscription, which starts in the dative and continues in the genitive case, not to mention the spelling mistakes.

Bibliography

  • Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
  • Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
  • The Byzantine Monuments and Topography of the Pontos (Open in Zotero)
  • Eastern Turkey: An Architectural and Archaeological Survey (Open in Zotero)
  • Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)
  • Sceaux byzantins du Musée National de Varsovie (Open in Zotero)
  • Les sceaux byzantins de la Collection Henri Seyrig (Open in Zotero)
  • Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
  • Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium (Open in Zotero)
  • Ἡ Μητρόπολις Κολωνείας (Open in Zotero)