N., kommerkiarios of Pontos (eighth/ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type). Preserved in the lower quarters: ΔΛ. Wreath border.
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει [τῷ σῷ] δούλῳ
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type). Preserved in the lower quarters: ΔΛ. Wreath border.
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει [τῷ σῷ] δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, remnants of three visible. Wreath border.
ΚΟΜ
ΚΙΑΡ Τ
ΠΟΝ/
... κομ[ερ]κιαρ(ίῳ) τοῦ Πόντ(ου)
Accession number | BZS.1977.34.87 |
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Diameter | 21.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 72.3. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ ... κομερκιαρίῳ τοῦ Πόντου.
Lord or Mother of God, help your servant ... kommerkiarios of Pontos.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 3: West, Northwest, and Central Asia Minor and the Orient (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- The Life of Saint Nikon: Text, Translation, and Commentary (Open in Zotero)
- Un grand mystique byzantin: vie de Syméon le Nouveau Théologien (949-1022) (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Molivdovuly grečeskogo Vostoka (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
On the seals of officials active in Pontos, see the commentary to BZS 1951.31.5.108.