Basil asekretis and protonotarios of Charsianon (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas blessing and holding a book. Vertical inscription on either side: ο|ν|ι-κ|ο|λ : Ὁ (ἅγιος) Νικόλ(αις). Traces of a circular inscription within a border of dots:
..........σδουλ
[Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ] σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas blessing and holding a book. Vertical inscription on either side: ο|ν|ι-κ|ο|λ : Ὁ (ἅγιος) Νικόλ(αις). Traces of a circular inscription within a border of dots:
..........σδουλ
[Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ] σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, a decoration below.
Rα..
λει,α..
κρητι.
SΑνοτα
ριονχ..
σια.
– –
Βα[σί]λει(ον) ἀ[ση]κρῆτι(ς) (καὶ) (πρωτο)νοτάριον Χ[αρ]σια[ν(οῦ)]
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2311 |
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Diameter | 23.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 40.16. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Βασίλειον ἀσηκρῆτις καὶ πρωτονοτάριον Χαρσιανοῦ.
Lord, help your servant Basil, asekretis and protonotarios of Charsianon.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Studies in Byzantine Sigillography (Open in Zotero)
- War Gagik II. von Grossarmenien ca. 1072-1073 Μέγας Δοὺξ Χαρσιανοῦ? (Open in Zotero)
- Kappadokien (Kappadokia, Charsianon, Sebasteia und Lykandos) (Open in Zotero)
- Charsianon-Kastron/Qal’ei Harsanos (Open in Zotero)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)