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231. Seal XL 68

Reference (shelfmark):
Seal XL 68
Title:
Seal of Marcianusimperial white-garbed (kandidatos) and district governor(tourmarches) of Sicily
Scope & Content:
Lead seal. Obverse: cruciform invocative monogram with letters in the quarters; undeterminedborder. Reverse: inscription of 4 lines probably beginning with a cross; tracesof a border of dots. Obverse: Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Reverse: + Μαρκιανῷ βασιλικῷ κανδιδάτῳ καὶ τουρμάρχῃ Σικελίας...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
9th century
Extent:
1 seal

232. Seal XL 69

Reference (shelfmark):
Seal XL 69
Title:
Seal of Marcianus imperial white-garbed (kandidatos) and district governor (tourmarches) of Sicily
Scope & Content:
Lead seal. Obverse: cruciform invocative monogram with letters in the quarters; undetermined border. Reverse: inscription of 4 lines probably beginning with a cross; traces of a border of dots. Obverse: Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Reverse: + Μαρκιανῷ βασιλικῷ κανδιδάτῳ καὶ τουρμάρχῃ Σικελίας...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
9th century
Extent:
1 seal

233. Seal XL 70

Reference (shelfmark):
Seal XL 70
Title:
Seal of an imperial white-garbed (kandidatos) whose name is lost.
Scope & Content:
Lead seal. On the obverse, cruciform invocative monogram with letters in the quarters; wreath border. On the reverse, inscription of 4 lines (the first one is lost); wreath border. Obverse: Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Reverse: …φ… βασιλικῷ κανδιδάτῳ. Translation: Obverse: Mother of God aid...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Late 8th century
Extent:
1 seal

234. Seal XL 72

Reference (shelfmark):
Seal XL 72
Title:
Seal of Constantine metropolitan of Catania.
Scope & Content:
Lead seal. On the obverse, cruciform invocative monogram with letters in the quarters; undetermined border. On the reverse, inscription of 4 lines (the first one is lost); traces of a border of dots. Obverse: Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Reverse: Κωνσταντίνῳ μητροπολίτῃ Κατάνης. Translation: ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Late 8th century - Early 9th century
Extent:
1 seal

235. Seal XL 73

Reference (shelfmark):
Seal XL 73
Title:
Seal of George tax collector (dioiketes).
Scope & Content:
Lead seal, completely disintegrated and turned into dust. The below description is based on the electrotypes (Seal cxii 151 and 152) of the seal made in the 19th century On the obverse cruciform invocative monogram with letters in the quarters; border of dots. On the reverse, metrical inscripti...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
9th century
Extent:
1 seal

236. Seal XL 74

Reference (shelfmark):
Seal XL 74
Title:
Seal of Pantherius imperial first sword-bearer (protospatharios) and governor (tourmarches).
Scope & Content:
Lead seal. On the obverse, cruciform invocative monogram with letters in the quarters; undetermined border. On the reverse, inscription of at least 4 lines (the first one is lost); traces of a wreath border. Obverse: Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Reverse: Πανθηρίῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ του...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
9th century
Extent:
1 seal

237. Seal XL 75

Reference (shelfmark):
Seal XL 75
Title:
Seal of Nicetasfirst sword-bearer (protospatharios) and first notary (protonotarios) of Thrace
Scope & Content:
Lead seal. Obverse: a patriarchal cross mounted on a base of three steps with acircular inscription along the circumference; concentric borders of dots. Reverse: inscription of 4 lines beginning with a cross and followed on aseparate line by a cross; border of dots. Obverse: Κύριε βοήθει τῷ ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Late 9th century
Extent:
1 seal

238. Seal XL 77

Reference (shelfmark):
Seal XL 77
Title:
Seal of Constaes imperial notary (notarios) of the exchequer (genikonlogothesion)
Scope & Content:
Lead seal. Obverse: cruciform invocative monogram with letters in the quarters; undeterminedborder. Reverse: inscription of 4 lines; undetermined border. Obverse: Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Reverse: Κωνστάῃ βασιλικῷ νοταρίῳ τοῦ γενικοῦ λογοθεσίου. Translation: Obverse: Mother of God ai...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
9th century
Extent:
1 seal

239. Seal XL 78

Reference (shelfmark):
Seal XL 78
Title:
Seal of Damianus notary (notarius)
Scope & Content:
Lead seal. Obverse: depiction of an eagle with its wings outspread with a cruciformmonogram between the wings; border of dots. Reverse: inscription of 3lines; border of dots. Obverse: Δαμιανοῦ. Reverse: Damiani notarii. Translation: Obverse: (Seal) of Damianus. Reverse:(Seal) of Damian...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient and Latin
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:
1 seal

240. Seal XL 80

Reference (shelfmark):
Seal XL 80
Title:
Seal of an unknown Byzantine official
Scope & Content:
Lead seal. On the obverse, cruciform invocative monogram with decorative dots in the quarter; wreath border. On the reverse, inscription of 4 lines beginning with a cross; wreath border. Today the seal is corroded and broken, hardly legible. The identification of the owner in Birch's catalogue a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
8th century
Extent:
1 seal