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Theopemptus praefectus praetorio of Italy (sixth century)

 
 

Obverse

Inscription in three lines. Wreath border.

te
ope
ptu

Theopemptu

Reverse

Inscription in two lines. Wreath border.


P̅P̅,̅O̅
itl⸊

p(raefecti) p(raetori)o Ital(iae)

Obverse

Inscription in three lines. Wreath border.

te
ope
ptu

Theopemptu

Reverse

Inscription in two lines. Wreath border.


P̅P̅,̅O̅
itl⸊

p(raefecti) p(raetori)o Ital(iae)

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.1077
Diameter 25.0 mm; field: 20.0 mm
Previous Editions

Zacos-Veglery, no. 1068b; DO Seals I, no. 2.3.

Translation

Theopemptu praefecti praetorio Italiae.

(Seal of) Theopemptus, praefectus praetorio of Italy.

Commentary

 Zacos-Veglery, no. 1068a, published a seal of the same individual but from a different boulloterion.

Bibliography

  • Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)