Theodosios imperial protospatharios and strategos of Cephalonia and Longobardia (tenth century)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2277 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 3.4. |
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on three steps, surrounded by a circle of distant dots; two pellets in the lower quarters of the cruciform. Along the circumference, between two borders of tight dots, inscription.
κεοηθΕιτ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ [σῷ δούλῳ]
Reverse
Inscription in seven lines. No visible border.
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.σπαθˊSσ
.ρατ,κ,φαλ
.νSλογγ
.ρδιˊ
Θεο[δ]οσίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) [(πρωτο)]σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) σ[τ]ρατ(ηγῷ) Κ(ε)φ[α]λ[η]ν(ίας) καὶ Λογγ[ι]βαρδί(ας)
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδοσίῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ Κεφαληνίας καὶ Λογγιβαρδίας.
Lord, help your servant Theodosios imperial protospatharios and strategos of Cephalonia and Longobardia.
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2277 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 3.4. |
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2277 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 3.4. |
Commentary
The combination of the command of Longobardia with that of Cephalonia, on the other side of the Ionian sea, is frequent, cf. BZS.1947.2.56 and Falkenhausen, Dominazione, 24-25.