Theoktistos hypatos and sakellarios (eighth/ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει (type II). In the quarters: .σ|δ̣Λ : τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Indeterminate border.
Obverse
Cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει (type II). In the quarters: .σ|δ̣Λ : τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Indeterminate border.
Θ̣Ε̣..
Τ̣ΙΣΤΥ̣
ΠΑΤΚ,ΣΑ̣
ΚΕΛΛ
Θε[οκ]τίστῳ ὑπάτ(ῳ) κ(αὶ) σακελλ(αρίῳ)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3180 |
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Diameter | 25.0 mm |
Condition | Broken on the edge. |
Previous Editions | Cf. Laurent, Corpus II, no. 750, who reads "protospatharios" and dates the seal to the ninth century. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοκτίστῳ ὑπάτῳ καὶ σακελλαρίῳ.
Mother of God, help your servant Theoktistos, hypatos and sakellarios.