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Gregory imperial protospatharios and judge of Chaldia (tenth century)

 
 

Obverse

Patriarchal cross on three steps. Circular inscription between concentric circles of dots:

+κεRο..ητσδ.υλ

Κ(ύρι)ε βο[ήθ]η τῷ σῷ δ[ο]ύλῳ

Reverse

Inscription of five lines, ending with a decoration and followed by a row of pellets. Border of dots.

.γρηγ.
ρηοRασπ..
..ηSκρη
τηχαλδη
ασ

Γρηγ[ο]ρήο β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπ[αθαρ]ήῳ (καὶ) κρητῇ Χαλδήας

Obverse

Patriarchal cross on three steps. Circular inscription between concentric circles of dots:

+κεRο..ητσδ.υλ

Κ(ύρι)ε βο[ήθ]η τῷ σῷ δ[ο]ύλῳ

Reverse

Inscription of five lines, ending with a decoration and followed by a row of pellets. Border of dots.

.γρηγ.
ρηοRασπ..
..ηSκρη
τηχαλδη
ασ

Γρηγ[ο]ρήο β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπ[αθαρ]ήῳ (καὶ) κρητῇ Χαλδήας

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.2020
Diameter 22.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 4, no. 32.7.

Translation

Κύριε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Γρηγορήο βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρήῳ καὶ κρητῇ Χαλδήας.

Lord, help your servant Gregory, imperial protospatharios and judge of Chaldia.

Bibliography

  • Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
  • Βυζαντιακὰ μολυβδόβουλλα. Ἡ συλλογὴ Ἀναστασίου Κ. Π. Σταμούλη (Open in Zotero)
  • Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (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)
  • De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)
  • Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)