Seal of Basileios imperial protospatharios and genikos logothetes
source date: 9th c., second half – early 10th c. 9. Jh., zweite Hälfte – frühes 10. Jh 9ος αι
edition published: 2023-04-25
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Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ

Βασιλείῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτο σπαθαρίῳ καὶ γενικῷ λογοθέτῃ

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Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / Βασιλείῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ γενικῷ̣ λογοθέτῃ.

Lord, help your servant Basileios imperial protospatharios and genikos logothetes.

Herr, hilf deinem Diener Basileios kaiserlicher protospatharios und genikos logothetes.

Κύριε βοήθησε το δούλο σου Βασίλειο, βασιλικό πρωτοσπαθάριο και γενικό λογοθέτη.

The issuer is known only from this seal type.

(1) Hannover, Museum August Kestner, no. L433.2015.43, on permanent loan by the Foundation of Lower Saxony (donation Zarnitz, former no. 1002) − [...], p. 66-7, no. 43 ;

(2) Shumen, Regional Historical Museum, no. 1209 − [...], p. 282, no. 5 (= SBS 6, p. 87, n. 5). [...], p. 105-6, no. 8 . [...], p. 84-5, no. 198 ;

(3) Shumen, Regional Historical Museum, no.14842 − [...], p. 105-6, n. 9 . [...], p. 84-5, no. 199 ;

(4) Shumen, Regional Historical Museum, no. 14964/3 − [...], p. 84-5, no. 201 ;

(5) Private collection N. Nikolov, Bulgaria − [...], p. 105-6, no.10 ;

(6) Kherson, Historical and Archaeological Museum-Archive (HIAMZ ), С-75-96 − [...], p. 181, no. 17 (= SBS 10, p. 100, n. 17);

(7) Pliska, National Historical and Archaeological Site (INAR), no. 29 − [...], p. 239, no. 42 ;

(8) A similar seal kept in Shumen, Regional Historical Museum, no. 14954/3 belongs to another seal type − [...], p. 84-5, no. 200 ;