Stephanos patrikios, general kommerkiarios of Helenopontos [and ...] (659-668)
Obverse
In the upper field, busts of Constans II on the left, bearded, and of Constantine IV, beardless, each wearing a crown and a chlamys and holding a globus cruciger in his right hand. In the lower field, inscription of four lines:
+στεφανωπα
τρικιωκαιγε
ννικωκομμ
ερκι...ω.
Στεφάνῳ πατρικίῳ καὶ γεννικῷ κομμερκι[αρί]ῳ
Reverse
In the upper fields, busts of Herakleios on the left and of Tiberios on the right, each wearing a crown and a chlamys and holding a globus cruciger in their right hands. In the lower field, inscription of four lines:
αποθηκη.
ελλενοπο.
τ...αση.
.....
ἀποθήκη[ς] Ἑλλενοπό[ν]τ[ου (καὶ)] αση...
Obverse
In the upper field, busts of Constans II on the left, bearded, and of Constantine IV, beardless, each wearing a crown and a chlamys and holding a globus cruciger in his right hand. In the lower field, inscription of four lines:
+στεφανωπα
τρικιωκαιγε
ννικωκομμ
ερκι...ω.
Στεφάνῳ πατρικίῳ καὶ γεννικῷ κομμερκι[αρί]ῳ
Reverse
In the upper fields, busts of Herakleios on the left and of Tiberios on the right, each wearing a crown and a chlamys and holding a globus cruciger in their right hands. In the lower field, inscription of four lines:
αποθηκη.
ελλενοπο.
τ...αση.
.....
ἀποθήκη[ς] Ἑλλενοπό[ν]τ[ου (καὶ)] αση...
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.663 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 31.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 26.3. Zacos-Veglery, no. 141b. |
Translation
Στεφάνῳ πατρικίῳ καὶ γεννικῷ κομμερκιαρίῳ.ἀποθήκης Ἑλλενοπόντου καὶ ..αση..
Stephanos patrikios, general kommerkiarios of Helenopontos and ....
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The last letters of the reverse should normally refer to another province or group of provinces, over which Stephanos exercised authority. Zacos and Veglery proposed, with many reservations, καὶ πάσης Καππαδοκίας.