Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5326 |
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Diameter | 26 mm |
Condition | Broken along the channel (obverse). |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 56.2. |
Obverse
Bust of a St. George beardless; gestures indistinct. Remains of an inscription on left: |γ|ε-... : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γε[ώργιος]. Remains of a circular inscription within a border of dots:
.εRοηθ
[Κύρι]ε βοήθ[ει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, decorations above and below. Border of dots.
– –
.ω̅α̅σπαθ,
.ριτ,επ,τιπ
.οδρ,R̅μελ.τ
.τωναρμε
.ικωνθ.
– –
[Ἰ]ω(άννῃ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ), [κ]ριτ(ῇ) ἐπ(ὶ) τοῦ Ἱπ[π]οδρ(όμου), β(ασιλικῷ) Μελ[ι]τ(ηνῆς) [(καὶ)] τῶν Ἀρμε[ν]ικῶν θ[εμ(άτων)]
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ, κριτῇ ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἱπποδρόμου, βασιλικῷ Μελιτηνῆς καὶ τῶν Ἀρμενικῶν θεμάτων.
Lord, help your servant John, protospatharios, judge of the Hippodrome, basilikos of Melitene and of the Armenian themes.
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5326 |
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Diameter | 26 mm |
Condition | Broken along the channel (obverse). |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 56.2. |
Bibliography
- Ἀρμενικὰ θέματα als terminus technicus der byzantinischen Verwaltungsgeschichte des 11. Jahrhunderts
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 2
- The Land Legislation of the Macedonian Emperors
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, volume 4: The East
- Die byzantinische Armee im 10. und 11. Jahrhundert: Studien zur Organisation der Tagmata
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles
- L’organisation de la frontière orientale de Byzance aux Xe-XIe siècles et le Taktikon de l’Escorial
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5326 |
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Diameter | 26 mm |
Condition | Broken along the channel (obverse). |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 56.2. |
Commentary
For another basilikos of Melitene, see BZS.1951.31.5.821. On the Armenian themes, see the commentary to BZS 1951.31.5.1152.