Constantine vestarches, judge of the Velum and of the Thrakesioi (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription of five lines with decoration above, the final two letters between bars. Border of dots.
– –
+κεRοη
.ειτσ
.λκν
.ταντι
–ν–
Κ(ύρι)ε βοη[θ]ει τῷ σῷ [δ]ούλῳ Κων[σ]ταντίνῳ
Obverse
Inscription of five lines with decoration above, the final two letters between bars. Border of dots.
– –
+κεRοη
.ειτσ
.λκν
.ταντι
–ν–
Κ(ύρι)ε βοη[θ]ει τῷ σῷ [δ]ούλῳ Κων[σ]ταντίνῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, the final letters between bars. Border of dots.
R..ταρ
χη...τη
τRηλκ
τ.νθρακ.
–σιν–
β[εσ]τάρχῃ, [κρι]τῇ τοῦ βήλου κ(αὶ) τ[ῶ]ν Θρᾳκ[η]σίων
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1088 |
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Diameter | 26.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 2.12. |
Translation
Κύριε βοηθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κωνσταντίνῳ βεστάρχῃ, κριτῇ τοῦ βήλου καὶ τῶν Θρᾳκησίων.
Lord, help your servant Constantine vestarches, judge of the Velum and of the Thrakesioi.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 3: West, Northwest, and Central Asia Minor and the Orient (Open in Zotero)
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