Theodore Eirenikos (twelfth/thirteenth century)
Obverse
St. Theodore Tiron ("the recruit") standing full-length, holding a spear in his right hand and a shield in his left. On either side an inscription. Right: Ο||Γ|Ι|Ο|Σ. Left: ΘΕ|Δ..|ΟΤΗ|Ρ|Ν : ὁ ἅγιος Θε[ό]δω[ρος] ὁ τήρων. Line border.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, a cross above and a decoration below. Line border.
ΓΙΕΘΕ.
ΡΕΟΗ.
ΕΙΜΟΙΤ..
ΟΥΛΘΕΟ
.Ρ..
ΡΗΝ..
Ἅγιε Θε[ό]δωρε βοή[θ]ει μοι τῷ [σῷ] δούλῳ Θεο[δ]ώρῳ [τ]ῷ [Εἰ]ρην[ικ]ῳ
Obverse
St. Theodore Tiron ("the recruit") standing full-length, holding a spear in his right hand and a shield in his left. On either side an inscription. Right: Ο||Γ|Ι|Ο|Σ. Left: ΘΕ|Δ..|ΟΤΗ|Ρ|Ν : ὁ ἅγιος Θε[ό]δω[ρος] ὁ τήρων. Line border.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, a cross above and a decoration below. Line border.
ΓΙΕΘΕ.
ΡΕΟΗ.
ΕΙΜΟΙΤ..
ΟΥΛΘΕΟ
.Ρ..
ΡΗΝ..
Ἅγιε Θε[ό]δωρε βοή[θ]ει μοι τῷ [σῷ] δούλῳ Θεο[δ]ώρῳ [τ]ῷ [Εἰ]ρην[ικ]ῳ
| Accession number | BZS 1955.1.3012 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 36.0 mm; field: 34.0 mm |
Translation
Ἅγιε Θεόδωρε βοήθει μοι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδώρῳ τῷ Εἰρηνικῳ.
St Theodore, give your help to me, your servant Theodore Eirenikos.
Commentary
This seal may well have belonged to the Patriarch Theodore Eirenikos who held the office in Nicaea during the Latin occupation of Constantinople; if so, this specimen will have been struck at an earlier stage of his career, before his elevation to the patriarchate in 1214. See PBW : Theodoros 195.