Aaron magistros and doux of Ani and Iberia (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Theodore, holding a spear in his right hand and a shield in his left hand. Vertical inscription visible only at right: δ||ρο|σ : [Ὁ ἅγιος Θεό]δωρος. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Indeterminate border.
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.αρνμ
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δκιανι
SτησιRη
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Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) [Ἀ]αρὼν μ[αγ]ίστρῳ (καὶ) δουκὶ Ἀνίου (καὶ) τῆς Ἰβηρίας
Obverse
Bust of St. Theodore, holding a spear in his right hand and a shield in his left hand. Vertical inscription visible only at right: δ||ρο|σ : [Ὁ ἅγιος Θεό]δωρος. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Indeterminate border.
+κεRθ
.αρνμ
..ιστρS
δκιανι
SτησιRη
ριασ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) [Ἀ]αρὼν μ[αγ]ίστρῳ (καὶ) δουκὶ Ἀνίου (καὶ) τῆς Ἰβηρίας
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2179 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 28.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 75.1. A photo is published in N. Oikonomides, Byzantine Lead Seals (Washington, D.C., 1985), no. 79. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Ἀαρὼν μαγίστρῳ καὶ δουκὶ Ἀνίου καὶ τῆς Ἰβηρίας.
Lord, help Aaron, magistros and doux of Ani and Iberia.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Michaelis Attaliotae Historia (Open in Zotero)
- Ioannis Scylitzae Synopsis historiarum (Open in Zotero)
- Die byzantinische Armee im 10. und 11. Jahrhundert: Studien zur Organisation der Tagmata (Open in Zotero)
- Studies in Byzantine Sigillography (Open in Zotero)
- L’administration byzantine en Arménie aux Xe–XIe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- K diskussii o date obrazovanija femy Iverija (Open in Zotero)
- Γιὰ Τὸν Ἰβηρικὸ Στρατὸ Καὶ Τὸ Βυζαντινὸ Θέμα Ἰβηρία (Open in Zotero)
- On the Location of the Iberian Theme (Open in Zotero)
- Sceaux byzantins des Musées d’Antioche et de Tarse (Open in Zotero)
- Pečati s toponimičeskimi ukazanijami (Open in Zotero)
- Armjane Halkidonity na vostčnych granicach Vizantijskoj imperii (XIV.) (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals (Open in Zotero)
- Neizvestnye pečati Aarona, magistra i duki Iverii i velikoj Armenii i proedra i duki XI v. (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
An inscription in the cathedral of Ani commemorates the accomplishments of the magistros and doux Aaron during his governance of the united themes of Ani and Iberia in 1055-57 (Yuzbashian, "Administration byzantine" 162). Other seals of Aaron are published by V. Šandrovskaya, "Neizvestnye pečati Aarona, magistra i duki Iverii i velikoj Armenii i proedra i duki XI v.," Soobščenija Gosudarstvennogo Ermitaža 37 (1973) 60-64; Zacos, Seals II, no. 352-54.