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Artabanes hypatos and protonotarios of Chaldia (ninth/tenth century)

 
 

Obverse

Patriarchal cross on steps, with fleurons rising to the lower crossbar; rosace in each of the upper quarters. Circular inscription within a border of dots:

κεRοηθητσδουλ

Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ

Reverse

Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.

+ρτR
νηυπτ,
Sνοτρ,
χλδι,

Ἀρταβάνῃ ὑπάτ(ῳ) (καὶ) (πρωτο)νοταρ(ίῳ) Χαλδί(ας)

Obverse

Patriarchal cross on steps, with fleurons rising to the lower crossbar; rosace in each of the upper quarters. Circular inscription within a border of dots:

κεRοηθητσδουλ

Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ

Reverse

Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.

+ρτR
νηυπτ,
Sνοτρ,
χλδι,

Ἀρταβάνῃ ὑπάτ(ῳ) (καὶ) (πρωτο)νοταρ(ίῳ) Χαλδί(ας)

Accession number BZS.1958.106.5576
Diameter 21.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 4, no. 32.32b.

Translation

Κύριε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἀρταβάνῃ ὑπάτῳ καὶ πρωτονοταρίῳ Χαλδίας.

Lord, help your servant Artabanes, hypatos and protonotarios of Chaldia.

Commentary

This seal and BZS.1958.106.1546 come from the same boulloterion. See the commentary to the latter entry.

Bibliography

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  • De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)
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