Theodore/Theodosios/Theodoulos (?) imperial spatharokandidatos and protonotarios of the Anatolikoi (tenth century)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on four steps. Between two borders of dots, circular inscription.
ΚΕΟΗΘΕΙΤ......
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines followed by a row of pellets. No border visible.
ΟΔ,
ΠΑΘ
ΝΔΙΔ,
ΟΤ,Τ,Α
ΤΟΛ,
Θεοδώρῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ πρωτονοταρίῳ τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on four steps. Between two borders of dots, circular inscription.
ΚΕΟΗΘΕΙΤ......
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines followed by a row of pellets. No border visible.
ΟΔ,
ΠΑΘ
ΝΔΙΔ,
ΟΤ,Τ,Α
ΤΟΛ,
Θεοδώρῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ πρωτονοταρίῳ τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.1670 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 86.43. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδώρῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ πρωτονοταρίῳ τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν.
Lord, help your servant Theodore, imperial spatharokandidatos and protonotarios of the Anatolikoi.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 3: West, Northwest, and Central Asia Minor and the Orient (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Documents de sigillographie byzantine: La collection C. Orghidan (Open in Zotero)
- Sceaux byzantins du Musée National de Varsovie (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The letter Δ (line 1, rev.) is clearly imprinted, and hene there can be no confusion between our seal and a similar specimen bearing the inscription: Θεοφίλῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ πρωτονοταρίῳ τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν (Zacos, Seals II, no. 334). On the contrary the name of the owner could be Theodore, as well as Theoudoulos or Theodosios.