Theodore Proteuon, protospatharios and judge of the Kibyrraiotai (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God holding Christ. Sigla preserved at left: ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God holding Christ. Sigla preserved at left: ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines (top line missing) followed by decoration. Border of dots.
ΣΠ
ΚΡΙΤ,Τ
ΚΙΥΡΡΙ
ΤΝΤ,Π.
ΤΕΥΟΝΤ,
[Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Θεοδ(ώρῳ) (πρωτο)σπα[θ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) κριτ(ῇ) τῶν Κιβυρραιωτῶν τ(ῷ) Πρωτεύοντ(ι)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1533 |
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Diameter | 21.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 59.13b. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Θεοδώρῳ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ κριτῇ τῶν Κιβυρραιωτῶν τῷ Πρωτεύοντι.
Mother of God, help Theodore Proteuon, protospatharios and judge of the Kibyrraiotai.
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Commentary
The reading of this seal has been reconstructed with reference to another from the same owner: BZS 1951.31.5.699 (linked to this entry).