Gregoras imperial protospatharios and strategos of Koloneia (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
Cross (largely obliterated) on three steps. Remnants of a circular inscription within a border of dots:
+κεRο......σδουλ/
Κ(ύρι)ε βο[ήθει τ]ῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross between pellets above and below.
+
+γρηγ.
ραR/α/σ..θ
Sστρατιγ,κ
ολνια/
+
Γργ[ο]ρᾷ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σ[πα]θ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) στρατιγ(ῷ) Κολωνία(ς)
Obverse
Cross (largely obliterated) on three steps. Remnants of a circular inscription within a border of dots:
+κεRο......σδουλ/
Κ(ύρι)ε βο[ήθει τ]ῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross between pellets above and below.
+
+γρηγ.
ραR/α/σ..θ
Sστρατιγ,κ
ολνια/
+
Γργ[ο]ρᾷ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σ[πα]θ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) στρατιγ(ῷ) Κολωνία(ς)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3493 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 48.8. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Γργορᾷ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατιγῷ Κολωνίας.
Lord, help your servant Gregoras, imperial protospatharios and strategos of Koloneia.
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