Stephanos patrikios and general kommerkiarios of the apotheke of First and Second Cappadocia (659-668)
Obverse
In the upper field, two busts. Constans II on the left, bearded, wearing a crown and chlamys and holding a globus cruciger in his right hand; and Constantine IV, beardless, wearing a crown and chlamys and holding a globus cruciger in his right hand. In the lower field, inscription of four lines. Linear border.
+στεφανπατ
ρικικαιγεν
ικκομμ
....α
Στεφάνου πατρικίου καὶ γενικοῦ κομμ[ερκι]α
Reverse
In the upper field, two busts: of Herakleios wearing a crown and chlamys and holding a globus cruciger in his right hand and of Tiberios wearing a crown and chlamys and holding a globus cruciger in his right hand. In the lower field, inscription of four lines. Linear border.
ριαποθηκ
ησκαππαδ
..ιασαˊκ
αιβˊ
ρίου ἀποθήκης Καππαδ[οκ]ίας αˊ καὶ βˊ
Obverse
In the upper field, two busts. Constans II on the left, bearded, wearing a crown and chlamys and holding a globus cruciger in his right hand; and Constantine IV, beardless, wearing a crown and chlamys and holding a globus cruciger in his right hand. In the lower field, inscription of four lines. Linear border.
+στεφανπατ
ρικικαιγεν
ικκομμ
....α
Στεφάνου πατρικίου καὶ γενικοῦ κομμ[ερκι]α
Reverse
In the upper field, two busts: of Herakleios wearing a crown and chlamys and holding a globus cruciger in his right hand and of Tiberios wearing a crown and chlamys and holding a globus cruciger in his right hand. In the lower field, inscription of four lines. Linear border.
ριαποθηκ
ησκαππαδ
..ιασαˊκ
αιβˊ
ρίου ἀποθήκης Καππαδ[οκ]ίας αˊ καὶ βˊ
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4384 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 34.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 43.8a. Zacos-Veglery, no. 142a. |
Translation
Στεφάνου πατρικίου καὶ γενικοῦ κομμερκιαρίου ἀποθήκης Καππαδοκίας αˊ καὶ βˊ.
(Seal of) Stephanos patrikios and general kommerkiarios of the apotheke of First and Second Cappadocia.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, volume 4: The East
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 1
- De Administrando Imperio
- Ermitažnye pečati Filareta Vrahamija
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles
- Kappadokien (Kappadokia, Charsianon, Sebasteia und Lykandos)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των Βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας
Commentary
This seal and BZS.1955.1.4385 come from the same boulloterion.
The career of Stephanos, patrikios is outlined by Zacos-Veglery. He seems to have been active only under the reign of Constans II.