Theodore Magoulas, proedros (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of a saint, apparently St Longinos. Traces of epigraphy at right and left: |λ|ο|γι̣|ν : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Λογ(γ)ῖν[ος]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
κεθ
θεορ,
αερ,τ
μαγλ,
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Θεοδώρ(ῳ) (προ)έδρ(ῳ) τῷ Μαγουλ(ᾷ)
Obverse
Bust of a saint, apparently St Longinos. Traces of epigraphy at right and left: |λ|ο|γι̣|ν : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Λογ(γ)ῖν[ος]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
κεθ
θεορ,
αερ,τ
μαγλ,
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Θεοδώρ(ῳ) (προ)έδρ(ῳ) τῷ Μαγουλ(ᾷ)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1671 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20.0 mm; field: 14.0 mm |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Θεοδώρῳ προέδρῳ τῷ Μαγουλᾷ.
Lord, help Theodore Magoulas, proedros.
Commentary
Cheynet noted this seal in his article on the katepanos of Italy but read the name as Maroules (it is clear, however, that our reading Magoulas conforms with the epigraphy). He identified the saint as the rarely depicted Longinos, venerated in particular in Cappadocia, whence the owner may well have come. See "Les catépans d'Italie," in Νέα Ῥώμη 4 (2007).