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Theodore dioiketes of Hellas (seventh/eighth century)

 
 

Obverse

Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). Wreath border.

Θεοτόκε βοήθει

Reverse

Inscription of three lines followed by a cross. Wreath border.

ΘΕΔ
ΟΡΟΔΙΥΚ
ΕΛΑΔΟΣ

Θεωδορο διυκητῇ Ἑλάδος

Obverse

Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). Wreath border.

Θεοτόκε βοήθει

Reverse

Inscription of three lines followed by a cross. Wreath border.

ΘΕΔ
ΟΡΟΔΙΥΚ
ΕΛΑΔΟΣ

Θεωδορο διυκητῇ Ἑλάδος

Accession number BZS.1955.1.575
Diameter 27.0 mm; field: 19.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 2, no. 8.8c.
Cf. Zacos-Veglery, no. 1628
; Sigillographie, no. 10 = Konstantopoulos, no. 39; Seibt, ByzSl 36 [1975], 211.

Translation

Θεοτόκε βοήθει Θεωδορο διυκητῇ Ἑλάδος.

Theotokos, help Theodore dioiketes of Hellas.

Bibliography

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