Constantine chartoularios of Aigaion Pelagos (eighth/ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). No border visible.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει
Reverse
Inscription. Wreath border.
ΚΝ.
.ΑΝΤ.Ν/
.ΑΡΤ/Τ/Ε
Γ/ΠΕΛ/
Κωνσταντίνῳ χαρτουλαρίῳ τοῦ Ἐγαίου Πελάγους
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). No border visible.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει
Reverse
Inscription. Wreath border.
ΚΝ.
.ΑΝΤ.Ν/
.ΑΡΤ/Τ/Ε
Γ/ΠΕΛ/
Κωνσταντίνῳ χαρτουλαρίῳ τοῦ Ἐγαίου Πελάγους
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3692 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 40.2. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Κωνσταντίνῳ χαρτουλαρίῳ τοῦ Ἐγαίου Πελάγους.
Mother of God, help Constantine chartoularios of Aigaion Pelagos.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, vol. 2: South of the Balkans, the Islands, south of Asia Minor
- Documents de sigillographie byzantine: La collection C. Orghidan
- Vita S. Theophanis Confessoris
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 1
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung
Commentary
Note the presence of a Ρ with serif at the top (third line of the reverse). For another eighth-century chartoularios of the Aigaion Pelagos, see Laurent, Orghidan no. 214; see also BZ 33 (1933) 34.