N., hypatos (?) and protonotarios of the Thrakesioi (ninth century)
Obverse
Faint cruciform invocative monogram of indeterminate type; visible in the lower quarters: -λ. Wreath border.
Obverse
Faint cruciform invocative monogram of indeterminate type; visible in the lower quarters: -λ. Wreath border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines; tendril at end of final line. No visible border.
....
.πα/νοτ
νθρακη
ν
.... ὑπάτῳ? καὶ πρωτονοταρίῳ τῶν Θρᾳκησίων
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2700 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 2.38. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ .... ὑπάτῳ καὶ πρωτονοταρίῳ τῶν Θρᾳκησίων.
Lord or Theotokos, help your servant ... hypatos and protonotarios of the Thrakesioi.
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