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Theophylaktos imperial protospatharios and ek prosopou of Thrace (tenth century)

 
 

Obverse

Patriarchal cross on steps resting on ball. Circular inscription along border of dots.

.ΚΕΟΗΘΕΙ....ΔΛ.

Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει [τῷ σῷ] δούλῳ

Reverse

Inscription. Border of dots.

...ΦΥ
.ΚΤΑ
.ΠΑΘΕ..
ΡΟΣΘΡΑΚ

[Θεο]φυ[λά]κτῳ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)[σ]παθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) ἐ[κ π]ροσ(ώπου) Θρᾴκ(ης)

Obverse

Patriarchal cross on steps resting on ball. Circular inscription along border of dots.

.ΚΕΟΗΘΕΙ....ΔΛ.

Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει [τῷ σῷ] δούλῳ

Reverse

Inscription. Border of dots.

...ΦΥ
.ΚΤΑ
.ΠΑΘΕ..
ΡΟΣΘΡΑΚ

[Θεο]φυ[λά]κτῳ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)[σ]παθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) ἐ[κ π]ροσ(ώπου) Θρᾴκ(ης)

Accession number BZS.1947.2.176
Diameter 23.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 1, no. 71.7.

Translation

Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοφυλάκτῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐκ προσώπου Θρᾴκης.

Lord, help your servant Theophylaktos, imperial protospatharios and ek prosopou of Thrace.

Bibliography

  • Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
  • De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)
  • Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
  • Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)