Michael imperial vestitor and protonotarios of Paphlagonia (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: τ-σ|δ-λ. Wreath border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Wreath border.
μιχ
ηλβ/ βεστ/
S/νοτ/π.
φλγ..
Μιχαὴλ β(ασιλικῷ) βεστ(ήτορι) (καὶ) (πρωτο)νοτ(αρίῳ) Π[α]φλαγ[ον(ίας)]
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: τ-σ|δ-λ. Wreath border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Wreath border.
μιχ
ηλβ/ βεστ/
S/νοτ/π.
φλγ..
Μιχαὴλ β(ασιλικῷ) βεστ(ήτορι) (καὶ) (πρωτο)νοτ(αρίῳ) Π[α]φλαγ[ον(ίας)]
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1253 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 29.0 mm; field: 24.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 11.28; V. Laurent, "Sceaux byzantins inédits," BZ 33 (1933) 346, no. 8; Zacos-Veglery, no. 2208. Similar seals are published by Schlumberger in Sig., 298, no. 2, and in RN (1916), 298, no. 33. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Μιχαὴλ βασιλικῷ βεστήτορι καὶ πρωτονοταρίῳ Παφλαγονίας.
Mother of God, please help your servant Michael, imperial vestitor and protonotarios of Paphlagonia.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Sceaux byzantins inédits (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Bleisiegel in Berlin II (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)
- Paphlagonien und Honorias (Open in Zotero)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)