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Thomas patrikios, genikos logothetes, and kommerkiarios of the apotheke of Thessalonica (726/7)

 
 

Obverse

In upper field, two imperial busts holding globus cruciger; each wears chlamys and crown with a cross. On either side, indiction signs: Ι. In lower field, inscription of four lines. Indeterminate border.

ΘΩΜΠΤΡΙ
ΚΙΟΥΓΕΝΙΚ
ΟΥΛΟΓΟΘ
ΕΤΟΥ

Ἰνδικτιὼν ι´  Θωμᾶ πατρικίου, γενικοῦ λογοθέτου

Reverse

Inscription of six lines. Indeterminate border.

ΚΟΜ
ΜΕΡΚΙ
ΡΙΟΥΠΟ
ΘΗΚΗΣΘΕ
ΣΛΟΝΙ
ΚΙΣ

(καὶ) κομμερκιαρίου ἀποθήκης Θεσαλονίκις

Obverse

In upper field, two imperial busts holding globus cruciger; each wears chlamys and crown with a cross. On either side, indiction signs: Ι. In lower field, inscription of four lines. Indeterminate border.

ΘΩΜΠΤΡΙ
ΚΙΟΥΓΕΝΙΚ
ΟΥΛΟΓΟΘ
ΕΤΟΥ

Ἰνδικτιὼν ι´  Θωμᾶ πατρικίου, γενικοῦ λογοθέτου

Reverse

Inscription of six lines. Indeterminate border.

ΚΟΜ
ΜΕΡΚΙ
ΡΙΟΥΠΟ
ΘΗΚΗΣΘΕ
ΣΛΟΝΙ
ΚΙΣ

(καὶ) κομμερκιαρίου ἀποθήκης Θεσαλονίκις

Accession number BZS.1947.2.170
Diameter 40.0 mm; field: 27.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 1, no. 18.49.
Zacos-Veglery, no. 233.

Translation

Ἰνδικτιὼν ι´. Θωμᾶ πατρικίου, γενικοῦ λογοθέτου καὶ κομμερκιαρίου ἀποθήκης Θεσαλονίκις.

Indiction 7. Thomas patrikios, genikos logothetes and kommerkiariois of the apotheke of Thessalonica.

Commentary

Zacos-Veglery ascribed this seal to the reign of Leo III. This identification seems correct based on iconographic comparison with Leo's copper coinage, Class 2 (see Grierson, Catalogue, III, 1, no. 29a, pl. III; Grierson has assigned this series of coins to 720-732).

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