Theodore patrikios, judge of the Velum and antiprosopos in the sekreton of the imperial sakelle (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription of six lines. Trace of cross visible at beginning of first line. Indeterminate border.
ΘΚ̣ΕΘ̣
Τ̣ΣΔΟΥ̣
Λ̣Θ̣ΕΟ̣ΔΡ̣
Π̅Ρ̅Ι̅Κ̣ΙΚΡΙ
ΤΗΤΟΥΗ
Λ̣Ο̣Υ̣
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδώρ[ῳ] π(ατ)ρικίῳ κριτῇ τοῦ Βήλου
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Indeterminate border.
̣̣Ν̣ΤΙ
Π̣Ρ̣ΟΣΩΠ
Τ̣Η̣ΕΝΤΣ̣
ΚΡ̣ΕΤΤΗ
ΣΙΛΙΚΗ̣
..Κ̣ΕΛΛ
(καὶ) ἀντιπροσωπ[οῦν]τη ἐν τῷ σ[ε]κρέτῳ τῆ[ς] βασιλικῆς [σα]κέλλ[ης]
Obverse
Inscription of six lines. Trace of cross visible at beginning of first line. Indeterminate border.
ΘΚ̣ΕΘ̣
Τ̣ΣΔΟΥ̣
Λ̣Θ̣ΕΟ̣ΔΡ̣
Π̅Ρ̅Ι̅Κ̣ΙΚΡΙ
ΤΗΤΟΥΗ
Λ̣Ο̣Υ̣
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδώρ[ῳ] π(ατ)ρικίῳ κριτῇ τοῦ Βήλου
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Indeterminate border.
̣̣Ν̣ΤΙ
Π̣Ρ̣ΟΣΩΠ
Τ̣Η̣ΕΝΤΣ̣
ΚΡ̣ΕΤΤΗ
ΣΙΛΙΚΗ̣
..Κ̣ΕΛΛ
(καὶ) ἀντιπροσωπ[οῦν]τη ἐν τῷ σ[ε]κρέτῳ τῆ[ς] βασιλικῆς [σα]κέλλ[ης]
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2145 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20.0 mm |
| Condition | Worn on both faces. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδώρῳ πατρικίῳ ,κριτῇ τοῦ Βήλου καὶ ἀντιπροσωποῦντη ἐν τῷ σεκρέτῳ τῆς βασιλικῆς σακέλλης.
Mother of God, help your servant Theodore, patrikios, judge of the velum, and representative in the sekreton of the imperial sakelle.