Stephanos patrikios and general kommerkiarios of the apotheke of First and Second Cappadocia (659-668)
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4384 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Condition | Double-struck (reverse). |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 43.8a. Zacos-Veglery, no. 142a. |
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
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.
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4384 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Condition | Double-struck (reverse). |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 43.8a. Zacos-Veglery, no. 142a. |
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
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4384 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Condition | Double-struck (reverse). |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 43.8a. Zacos-Veglery, no. 142a. |
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.