Peter protospatharios, judge of the Hippodrome, of the Velum and of the Boukellarioi (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas blessing with his right hand and holding book in his left hand. Traces of vertical inscription on either side: .|α|γ-Ν|ι : [Ὁ] ἅγ(ιος) Νι[κόλ(αος)]. Traces of circular invocation. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
πετρ,
α`σπα. ρ,κ ρι
...ππ....
...τR...S
Rκε...
ρ,
[Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ] Πέτρ(ῳ) (πρωτο)σπα[θ(α)]ρ(ίῳ), κρι[τῇ ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἱ]ππ[οδρόμου], τοῦ β[ήλου] (καὶ) Βουκε[λλα]ρ(ίων)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas blessing with his right hand and holding book in his left hand. Traces of vertical inscription on either side: .|α|γ-Ν|ι : [Ὁ] ἅγ(ιος) Νι[κόλ(αος)]. Traces of circular invocation. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
πετρ,
α`σπα. ρ,κ ρι
...ππ....
...τR...S
Rκε...
ρ,
[Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ] Πέτρ(ῳ) (πρωτο)σπα[θ(α)]ρ(ίῳ), κρι[τῇ ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἱ]ππ[οδρόμου], τοῦ β[ήλου] (καὶ) Βουκε[λλα]ρ(ίων)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1955 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 1.14. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Πέτρῳ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ, κριτῇ ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἱπποδρόμου, τοῦ βήλου καὶ Βουκελλαρίων.
Lord, help your servant Peter, protospatharios, judge of the Hippodrome, of the Velum, and of the Boukellarioi.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (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)
- Byzantine Praetorians: An Administrative, Institutional, and Social Survey of the Opsikion and Tagmata, c. 580-900 (Open in Zotero)
- Galatien und Lykaonien (Open in Zotero)
- De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Zacos, Seals II, no. 1035, published an aniconographic seal with the inscription "Peter protospatharios, imperial notarios, judge of the Hippodrome and of the Boukellarioi." He dated it to the first half of the eleventh century.