Theophanios imperial strator and dioiketes of Chaldia (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
Cross potent on steps. Remains of a circular inscription between concentric circles of dots:
σδουλ,
[Κύριε βοήθει τ]ῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
+θεο
ανιR,
Ρατορι
ιδιοικ
χαλδ
σαμ
Θεο[φ]ανίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) [στ]ράτορι [κα]ὶ διοικ[ητῇ] Χαλδ[ία]ς, ἀμ[ήν?]
Obverse
Cross potent on steps. Remains of a circular inscription between concentric circles of dots:
σδουλ,
[Κύριε βοήθει τ]ῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
+θεο
ανιR,
Ρατορι
ιδιοικ
χαλδ
σαμ
Θεο[φ]ανίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) [στ]ράτορι [κα]ὶ διοικ[ητῇ] Χαλδ[ία]ς, ἀμ[ήν?]
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.1698 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, 32.4. Listen in Bryer-Winfield, Pontos, 317 (numbered incorrectly as BZS.1955.1.1968) |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοφανίῳ βασιλικῷ στράτορι καὶ διοικητῇ Χαλδίας, ἀμήν.
Lord, help your servant Theophanios, imperial strator and dioketes of Chaldia, amen.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Βυζαντιακὰ μολυβδόβουλλα. Ἡ συλλογὴ Ἀναστασίου Κ. Π. Σταμούλη (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- The Byzantine Monuments and Topography of the Pontos (Open in Zotero)
- De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)