Michael spatharokandidatos, asekretis and judge of Cappadocia (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Michael holding a scepter in his right hand and a globus in his left hand. No inscription visible. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Michael holding a scepter in his right hand and a globus in his left hand. No inscription visible. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, a decoration (above and?) below. Border of dots.
μιχαη
σπαθαρ,
καν,α
σηκριτ.
κριτ,κα
παδο.
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Μιχαὴ(λ) σπαθαρ(ο)κανδ(ι)δ(άτῳ), ἀσηκρίτ(ῃ) [(καὶ)] κριτ(ῇ) Καπαδο[κ(ίας)]
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2945 |
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Diameter | 23.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 43.2. Similar seal, with the same alignment of letters but slightly different orthography, is published in Sig., 278, no. 3. |
Translation
Μιχαὴλ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ, ἀσηκρίτῃ καὶ κριτῇ Καπαδοκίας.
Michael, spatharokandidatos, asekretis, and judge of Cappadocia.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- De Administrando Imperio (Open in Zotero)
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- Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)