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John protospatharios, augoustalios and chartoularios of the archives of the Armeniakoi (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Inscription of five lines, preceded by an ornament. Border of dots.

 –
+θκεR.
ηθειι̅̅
.

σπθρ,
υγστ
-λι-

Θ(εοτό)κε β[ο]ήθει Ἰω(άννῃ) [(πρωτο)]σπαθαρ(ί)ῳ, αὐγουσταλίῳ

Reverse

Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.

...
λ
ιτησ
ρκλσ
τνρμ,
νικ,

[(καὶ) χαρ]τουλα[ρ]ίῳ τῆς ἄρκλας τῶν Ἀρμ(ε)νιακ(ῶν)

Obverse

Inscription of five lines, preceded by an ornament. Border of dots.

 –
+θκεR.
ηθειι̅̅
.

σπθρ,
υγστ
-λι-

Θ(εοτό)κε β[ο]ήθει Ἰω(άννῃ) [(πρωτο)]σπαθαρ(ί)ῳ, αὐγουσταλίῳ

Reverse

Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.

...
λ
ιτησ
ρκλσ
τνρμ,
νικ,

[(καὶ) χαρ]τουλα[ρ]ίῳ τῆς ἄρκλας τῶν Ἀρμ(ε)νιακ(ῶν)

Accession number BZS.1958.106.2353
Diameter 23.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 4, no. 22.7.

Translation

Θεοτόκε βοήθει Ἰωάννῃ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ, αὐγουσταλίῳ καὶ χαρτουλαρίῳ τῆς ἄρκλας τῶν Ἀρμενιακῶν.

Mother of God, help John, protospatharios, augoustalios, and chartoularios of the archives of the Armeniakoi.

Commentary

This specimen is among the rare attestation of the augoustalios, whose exact role remains unclear (cf. Listes, 309; see also the seal of Paul, protospatharios, judge of the Hippodrome, and augoustalios, in Zacos, Seals II, no. 1033). On the chartoularios of the archives (τῆς ἄρκλας), see BZS.1951.31.5.1892.

 

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