Gregory patrikios and strategos (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St Theodore holding a shield in his left hand. Sigla preserved at right: Ο̣|ΔΟ|,: [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θε]όδο(ρος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of at least five lines. Border of dots.
.ΚΕ̅,
ΤΣ
ΓΡΙΓ
Π̅Ρ̅ι̅⸣ Σ̣
...Γ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)[θ(ει)] τῷ σῷ [δού(λῳ)] Γριγω[ρίῳ] π(ατ)ρι(κίῳ) (καὶ) σ[τρατη]γ[ῷ]
Obverse
Bust of St Theodore holding a shield in his left hand. Sigla preserved at right: Ο̣|ΔΟ|,: [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θε]όδο(ρος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of at least five lines. Border of dots.
.ΚΕ̅,
ΤΣ
ΓΡΙΓ
Π̅Ρ̅ι̅⸣ Σ̣
...Γ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)[θ(ει)] τῷ σῷ [δού(λῳ)] Γριγω[ρίῳ] π(ατ)ρι(κίῳ) (καὶ) σ[τρατη]γ[ῷ]
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2364 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26.0 mm |
| Condition | Broken; nearly half missing. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Γριγωρίῳ πατρικίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ.
Lord help your servant Gregory, patrikios and strategos.
Commentary
There is room for and traces of a location at the end of the reverse inscription, but no reconstruction of the name is possible without a parallel seal. The damage at the beginning of the reverse inscription may obscure a Θ, which would render the invocation "Θεοτόκε βοήθει..."