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George spatharokandidatos and tourmarches of Spartari (tenth/eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Mounted warrior riding in a relaxed manner; he holds a spear horizontally with the point toward the back. He wears a large headpiece decorated with a row of pellets. The saddle is attached in front and back with large leather strips, also decorated with pellets. No legend. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.

ΓΕΟΡΓΗΟ,
ΣΠΑΘΑΡΟΚΑΔ
ΤΡΟΥΜΑΡΣ
ΣΠΑΡΤΑ
ΡΟΥ

Γεόργηος σπαθαροκανδιδᾶτος καὶ τρουμάρχης Σπάρταρου

Obverse

Mounted warrior riding in a relaxed manner; he holds a spear horizontally with the point toward the back. He wears a large headpiece decorated with a row of pellets. The saddle is attached in front and back with large leather strips, also decorated with pellets. No legend. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.

ΓΕΟΡΓΗΟ,
ΣΠΑΘΑΡΟΚΑΔ
ΤΡΟΥΜΑΡΣ
ΣΠΑΡΤΑ
ΡΟΥ

Γεόργηος σπαθαροκανδιδᾶτος καὶ τρουμάρχης Σπάρταρου

Accession number BZS.1958.106.5734
Diameter 22.0 mm; field: 19.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 2, no. 7.1b.

Translation

Γεόργηος σπαθαροκανδιδᾶτος καὶ τρουμάρχης Σπάρταρου.

George spatharokandidatos and tourmarches of Spartari.

Commentary

On this seal, one of three from the same boulloterion, see the entry for BZS 1958.106.5733.

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 (Open in Zotero)
  • L’évolution de l’organisation administrative de l’empire byzantin au XIe siècle (1025–1118) (Open in Zotero)
  • A Collection of Dated Byzantine Lead Seals (Open in Zotero)
  • Griechische Paleographie (Open in Zotero)
  • Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)