Theodore hegoumenos of Alie (seventh/eighth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: θεο|δρ. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Θεοδώρῳ
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: θεο|δρ. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Θεοδώρῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Wreath border.
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ἡγουμένῳ Ἀλίης
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4786 |
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Diameter | 31.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 65.1b; Laurent, Corpus 5.3: no. 1935 (incorrectly read as Aminsos). |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Θεοδώρῳ ἡγουμένῳ Ἀλίης.
Theotokos, help Theodore hegoumenos of Alie.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Zacos–Veglery, no. 2428a, have published a well-struck and fully-legible parallel specimen that corrects Laurent's identification of the monastery as that of Aminsos.