Theodore Doukas Laskaris, emperor and son of the emperor (1254-1258)
Obverse
St Theodore Stratelates standing, holding a spear in his right hand and a kite-shaped shield with a cross on it in his left. Sigla in columns on either side: ...|ΟΣ|.ΕΟ|.|...ΟΣ̣|ΤΡ.|Τ... : [ὁ ἅγι]ος [Θ]εόδω[ρ]ος [ὁ] Στρ[α]τηλ[ά]της. No border visible.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. No border visible.
ΑΝΑΚΤ̣
ΠΑΙΑΚΑ̣
Α̣ΘΛΗΤΑΣΚΕΠ
Θ̣ΕΟΩΡΟΝΛ
Κ̣ΑΡΙΝΤΟ
Α̣Σ̣Ι̣Λ̣
ἀνακτ[ό]παιδα Δούκα[ν], ἀθλητά, σκέπ[οις] Θεόδωρον Λ[άσ]καριν τὸ[ν β]ασιλ(έα)
Obverse
St Theodore Stratelates standing, holding a spear in his right hand and a kite-shaped shield with a cross on it in his left. Sigla in columns on either side: ...|ΟΣ|.ΕΟ|.|...ΟΣ̣|ΤΡ.|Τ... : [ὁ ἅγι]ος [Θ]εόδω[ρ]ος [ὁ] Στρ[α]τηλ[ά]της. No border visible.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. No border visible.
ΑΝΑΚΤ̣
ΠΑΙΑΚΑ̣
Α̣ΘΛΗΤΑΣΚΕΠ
Θ̣ΕΟΩΡΟΝΛ
Κ̣ΑΡΙΝΤΟ
Α̣Σ̣Ι̣Λ̣
ἀνακτ[ό]παιδα Δούκα[ν], ἀθλητά, σκέπ[οις] Θεόδωρον Λ[άσ]καριν τὸ[ν β]ασιλ(έα)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.513 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 30.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 96. See also PBW : Theodoros 2. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
ἀνακτόπαιδα Δούκαν, ἀθλητά, σκέποις Θεόδωρον Λάσκαριν τὸν βασιλέα.
Champion, may you protect Theodore Doukas Laskaris, emperor and son of the emperor.
Commentary
The owner of this seal is to be identified as Theodore II Doukas Laskaris (1221-1258), the son and heir of the emperor John III Doukas Vatatzes.
The inscription consists of two twelve-syllable verses.