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Basil Xeros, protospatharios, grand chartoularios and judge of the Boukellarioi (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of St. Mark holding book in his left hand. Vertical inscription on either side: |Μ|Α|ΡΚ|Ο|Σ : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Μᾶρκος. Circular inscription within a border of dots:

.....ΘΕΙΤΣΔΟΥΛ

[Κ(ύρι)ε βοή]θει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ

Reverse

Inscription of six lines, a decoration above. Border of dots.


RΑΣΙΛ,
ΑˋΣΠΑΘ,
ΧΑΡΤΛ,S
ΚΡΙΤ,ΤΝ
RΚΕΛ,Τ
ΞΗΡ

Βασιλ(είῳ) (προτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ), μ(ε)γ(άλῳ) χαρτουλ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) κριτ(ῇ) τῶν Βουκελ(λαρίων) τῷ Ξηρῷ

Obverse

Bust of St. Mark holding book in his left hand. Vertical inscription on either side: |Μ|Α|ΡΚ|Ο|Σ : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Μᾶρκος. Circular inscription within a border of dots:

.....ΘΕΙΤΣΔΟΥΛ

[Κ(ύρι)ε βοή]θει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ

Reverse

Inscription of six lines, a decoration above. Border of dots.


RΑΣΙΛ,
ΑˋΣΠΑΘ,
ΧΑΡΤΛ,S
ΚΡΙΤ,ΤΝ
RΚΕΛ,Τ
ΞΗΡ

Βασιλ(είῳ) (προτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ), μ(ε)γ(άλῳ) χαρτουλ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) κριτ(ῇ) τῶν Βουκελ(λαρίων) τῷ Ξηρῷ

Accession number BZS.1955.1.3405
Diameter 26.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 4, no. 1.9b.

Translation

Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Βασιλείῳ προτοσπαθαρίῳ, μεγάλῳ χαρτουλαρίῳ καὶ κριτῇ τῶν Βουκελλαρίων τῷ Ξηρῷ.

Lord, help your servant Basil Xeros, protospatharios, grand chartoularios and judge of the Boukellarioi.

Commentary

One of four parallel specimens edited jointly. See the counterparts listed below and the commentary to BZS 1955.1.3404.

Bibliography

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