Theodore Smyrnaios, protoproedros and koiaistor (eleventh century)
Obverse
The Mother of God seated on a backless throne, holding the child in her lap. Sigla: ̅θυ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines; the last line is lost, the second to last line only partially legible.
θκε,θ,
τσλ,
θεορΑ
Αερκαι
κοιαιρι
τσμυρν
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ) Θεοδώρῳ (πρωτο)(προ)έδρῳ καὶ κοιαίστωρι τῷ Σμυρν[αίῳ]
Obverse
The Mother of God seated on a backless throne, holding the child in her lap. Sigla: ̅θυ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines; the last line is lost, the second to last line only partially legible.
θκε,θ,
τσλ,
θεορΑ
Αερκαι
κοιαιρι
τσμυρν
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ) Θεοδώρῳ (πρωτο)(προ)έδρῳ καὶ κοιαίστωρι τῷ Σμυρν[αίῳ]
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1339 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 30.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus II, no. 1118; Oikonomides, Dated Seals, no. 110. The reading of this specimen has been restored with comparison to the parallel listed below and those edited by Laurent. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδώρῳ πρωτοπροέδρῳ καὶ κοιαίστωρι τῷ Σμυρναίῳ.
Mother of God, help your servant Theodore Smyrnaios, protoproedros and koiaistor.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- A Collection of Dated Byzantine Lead Seals (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Theodore Smyrnaios enjoyed a long and illustrious career as a judge between ca. 1080 and 1120. He was protoproedros (but not yet koiaistor) by 1095 and is known from our BZS 1958.106.3753 to have become protokouropalates and koiaistor sometime after 1112. See PBW: Theodoros 109.