Seal of Basileios Mauros, proedros and krites epi tou hippodromou
source date: Late 11th c. Spätes 11. Jh. Τέλη 11ου αι.
edition published: 2023-04-27
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Σφραγὶς Βασιλείου προέδρου καὶ κριτοῦ

ἐπὶ τοῦ ἱπποδρόμου τοῦ Μαυροῦ

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Σφραγὶς Βασιλείου προέδρου καὶ κριτοῦ / ἐπὶ τοῦ ἱπποδρόμου τοῦ Μαυροῦ.

Seal of Basileios Mauros, proedros and krites epi tou hippodromou.

Siegel des Basileios Mauros, proedros und krites epi tou hippodromou.

Σφραγίδα Βασιλείου Μαύρου, προέδρου και κριτή επί του ιπποδρόμου.

To Basileios Mauros[1] is attributed another seal type, on which he appears only as praipositos.[2] Since the title of proedros is not mentioned in the legend, it can be assumed that this second specimen was struck earlier, probably in the last third of the 11th c.

[1]. [...], Basileios 20221 .

[2]. [...], BZS.1958.106.2105 ; a second parallel specimen (BZS 1958.106.5515) has not yet been published and couldn’t be verified.

(1) American Numismatic Society, Mabbott, no. 223 – [...], no. 886 ;

(2) American Numismatic Society, Mabbott, no. 333 – [...], no. 886 ;

(3) Yambol, Historical Museum, no. 5463 – [...], no. 427 ; [...], no. 936 ; [...], p. 28-29, no. 7 ;

(4) private collection (V. Vurbanov, Bulgaria) – [...], no. 428 ; [...], no. 937 ; [...], p. 28-29, no. 8 ;

(5) private collection (Bulgaria) – [...], no. 429 ; [...], no. 938 (in both cases only a mention).

(1) and (2) don’t seem to have been struck by the same boulloterion as ours.