Theodore proedros and strategos of Hellas (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Theodore, holding spear. Traces of inscription in two columns: Ε.Ο|Δ|. : Ὁ ἅγιος Θεόδωρος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Indeterminate border.
ΚΕˊ
ΕΟΔΟΡ,
ΑΕΔΡ
ΣΤΡΑ
ΛΛΑˊ
Κύριε βοήθει Θεοδόρῳ προέδρῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ Ἑλλάδος
Obverse
Bust of St. Theodore, holding spear. Traces of inscription in two columns: Ε.Ο|Δ|. : Ὁ ἅγιος Θεόδωρος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Indeterminate border.
ΚΕˊ
ΕΟΔΟΡ,
ΑΕΔΡ
ΣΤΡΑ
ΛΛΑˊ
Κύριε βοήθει Θεοδόρῳ προέδρῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ Ἑλλάδος
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2675 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 16.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 8.54. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Θεοδόρῳ προέδρῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ Ἑλλάδος.
Lord, help Theodore, proedros and strategos of Hellas.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 2: South of the Balkans, the Islands, South of Asia Minor (Open in Zotero)
- Du stratège de thème au duc: chronologie de l’évolution au cours du XIe siècle (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Le Peloponnese byzantin jusqu’en 1204 (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Hellas und Thessalia (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
- Die byzantinische Armee im 10. und 11. Jahrhundert: Studien zur Organisation der Tagmata (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The unusual combination of the elevated title of proedros with the office of strategos indicates a late 11th century date, a time when the importance of the strategoi had declined, before the complete disappearance of the office. Cf. J.-Cl. Cheynet, "Du stratège de thème au duc: chronologie de l'evolution au cours de XIe siècle," TM 9 (1985) 181-194.