Stephen protospatharios epi tou koitonos and chartoularios of the dromos of the West (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.
ΚΕ̅,θ,
στεφαν,
..αθαρ
..κοι
τ.ν,
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Στεφάν(ῳ) [(πρωτο)σπ]αθαρ(ίῳ) [ἐπ(ὶ) τ(οῦ)] κοιτ[ῶ]ν(ος)
Obverse
Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.
ΚΕ̅,θ,
στεφαν,
..αθαρ
..κοι
τ.ν,
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Στεφάν(ῳ) [(πρωτο)σπ]αθαρ(ίῳ) [ἐπ(ὶ) τ(οῦ)] κοιτ[ῶ]ν(ος)
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Decoration above and below. Border of dots.
Sχαρ
τλαρ,
τδρομ,
τησδυσ
(καὶ) χαρτουλαρ(ίῳ) τοῦ δρόμ(ου) τῆς Δύσ(εως)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1212 |
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Diameter | 29.0 mm; field: 24.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus II, no. 460; DO Seals 1 no. 1.9. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Στεφάνῳ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ κοιτῶνος καὶ χαρτουλαρίῳ τοῦ δρόμου τῆς Δύσεως.
Lord, help Stephen protospatharios epi tou koitonos and chartoularios of the dromos of the West.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- 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)