Kosmas stratelates and general kommerkiarios of First and Second Cappadocia (687/8)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.656 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Condition | Broken along the channel. This is the first half. |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 43.7a. Zacos-Veglery, no. 160. |
Obverse
An emperor, no doubt Justinian II, standing frontally; details obscure. Indiction signs on either side: ι-α. Circular inscription within an incuse border, beginning at right:
κοσμστρτιλτSγενι..
Κοσμᾶ στρατιλάτου (καὶ) γενι[κοῦ]
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines. Incuse border.
κομ
μερκιρ
ιουποθ
ηκησˊS
Βˊκππ
δοκι
σ
κομμερκιαρίου ἀποθήκης αˊ (καὶ) βˊ Καππαδοκίας
Translation
Ἰνδικτιὼν αˊ. Κοσμᾶ στρατιλάτου καὶ γενικοῦ κομμερκιαρίου ἀποθήκης αˊ καὶ βˊ Καππαδοκίας.
Indiction 1. Kosmas, stratelates and general kommerkiarios of the First and Second Cappadocia.
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.656 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Condition | Broken along the channel. This is the first half. |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 43.7a. Zacos-Veglery, no. 160. |
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, volume 4: The East
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 1
- De Administrando Imperio
- Ermitažnye pečati Filareta Vrahamija
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles
- Kappadokien (Kappadokia, Charsianon, Sebasteia und Lykandos)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των Βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.656 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Condition | Broken along the channel. This is the first half. |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 43.7a. Zacos-Veglery, no. 160. |
Commentary
This seal and BZS.1958.106.671 represent two parts of the same seal; the reading combines the two separated halves.
The date and the identity of the emperor have been securely established by Zacos-Veglery thanks to the career of Kosmas. The same Kosmas exercised a second mandate over the two Cappadocias in 690/691. Another seal of the same person was published by J.-C. Cheynet in Spink Auction 127 (7 October 1998), no. 12.