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Theodore patrikios, imperial protospatharios and strategos of Sicily (eighth/ninth century)

 
 

Obverse

Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: ΤΣ|ΔΛ. Wreath border.

Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ

Reverse

Inscription of four lines. No visible border.

ΘΕΟΔ
ΡΠΤΡΒ
/ΣΠΣΤ
Τ,ΣΙΚ

Θεοδώρῳ πατρικίῳ, βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ Σικελίας

Obverse

Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: ΤΣ|ΔΛ. Wreath border.

Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ

Reverse

Inscription of four lines. No visible border.

ΘΕΟΔ
ΡΠΤΡΒ
/ΣΠΣΤ
Τ,ΣΙΚ

Θεοδώρῳ πατρικίῳ, βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ Σικελίας

Accession number BZS.1955.1.1183
Diameter 30.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 1, no. 5.27a.
Zacos-Veglery, no. 2450.

Translation

Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδώρῳ πατρικίῳ, βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ Σικελίας.

Theotokos, help your servant Theodore patrikios, imperial protospatharios and strategos of Sicily.

Commentary

A Theodore patrikios and strategos of Sicily is attested around 710, another one in 789 (Brown, Gentlemen, 65, 278; Winkelmann, Ämterstruktur, 85, 86). A different seal that belonged to Theodore patrikios, imperial protospatharios and strategos of Sicily, is published in Sig., 215 note 2, no. 7 = Birch, 17740. See also DO Seals 1, no. 5.25 and 5.26 (BZS 1958.106.3728 and 1955.1.1207).

Bibliography

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