Manuel servant of Christ and tourmarches of the imperial Lykandos (eleventh century)
Obverse
Cross potent (X at the crossbar) on three steps, from which a fleuron rises to the crossbar. In the upper quarters: .σ-χ̅σ : [Ἰ(ησοῦ)]ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Indeterminate border.
.μαν.
..δλοσ
χ.Sτρο
.ρχ,τ,R̅λ
ικανδ
Μανου[ὴλ] (?) δοῦλος Χ[(ριστο)ῦ] (καὶ) τρομ[ά]ρχ(ης) τ(οῦ) β(ασιλικοῦ) Λικανδ(οῦ)
Obverse
Cross potent (X at the crossbar) on three steps, from which a fleuron rises to the crossbar. In the upper quarters: .σ-χ̅σ : [Ἰ(ησοῦ)]ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Indeterminate border.
.μαν.
..δλοσ
χ.Sτρο
.ρχ,τ,R̅λ
ικανδ
Μανου[ὴλ] (?) δοῦλος Χ[(ριστο)ῦ] (καὶ) τρομ[ά]ρχ(ης) τ(οῦ) β(ασιλικοῦ) Λικανδ(οῦ)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2465 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 53.7. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Μανουὴλ δοῦλος Χριστοῦ καὶ τρομάρχης τοῦ βασιλικοῦ Λικανδοῦ.
Manuel, servant of Christ and tourmarches of the imperial Lykandos.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- De Administrando Imperio (Open in Zotero)
- Histoire de la dynastie des H’amdanides de Jazîra et de Syrie (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
- Michaelis Attaliotae Historia (Open in Zotero)
- Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Kappadokien (Kappadokia, Charsianon, Sebasteia und Lykandos) (Open in Zotero)
- Mleh le Grand (Open in Zotero)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The owner must have been a recent convert, and so felt obliged to state that he was a servant of Christ. Note his choice of image on the obverse.