Theophylaktos kommerkiarios of Chaldia (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: τ-σ|δ-λ. Wreath border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Wreath border.
θεοφυ
λκτκo
μερ/χ
λδι/
Θεοφυλάκτῳ κομερκ(ιαρίῳ) Χαλδία(ς)
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.1255 |
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Diameter | 23.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 32.29d. Zacos-Veglery, no. 2527a. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοφυλάκτῳ κομερκιαρίῳ Χαλδίας.
Mother of God, help your servant Theophylaktos, kommerkiarios of Chaldia.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Βυζαντιακὰ μολυβδόβουλλα. Ἡ συλλογὴ Ἀναστασίου Κ. Π. Σταμούλη (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- The Byzantine Monuments and Topography of the Pontos (Open in Zotero)
- De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This is one of six seals from the same boulloterion which have been edited jointly.