Theodosios/Theodore patriarch of Antioch (eleventh century)
Obverse
Half-length representation of St. Peter blessing with his right hand and holding a long cross in his left. Inscription in two columns: |Π|ΕΤ|Ρ|Ο : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Πέτρο(ς). Within a border of dots, the remains of a circular inscription:
ΚΕΟΗ.
Κ(ύρι)ε βοή[θει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
.ΘΕΟ.
Π̅Ρ̅ΙΑΡΧΗ
Θ̅Υ̅ΠΟΛΕΣ
ΜΕΓΑΛΗΣ
ΑΝΤΙΟΧˊ
Θεοδ[. . .] π(ατ)ριάρχῃ Θ(εο)υπόλεως Μεγάλης Ἀντιοχ(είας)
Obverse
Half-length representation of St. Peter blessing with his right hand and holding a long cross in his left. Inscription in two columns: |Π|ΕΤ|Ρ|Ο : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Πέτρο(ς). Within a border of dots, the remains of a circular inscription:
ΚΕΟΗ.
Κ(ύρι)ε βοή[θει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
.ΘΕΟ.
Π̅Ρ̅ΙΑΡΧΗ
Θ̅Υ̅ΠΟΛΕΣ
ΜΕΓΑΛΗΣ
ΑΝΤΙΟΧˊ
Θεοδ[. . .] π(ατ)ριάρχῃ Θ(εο)υπόλεως Μεγάλης Ἀντιοχ(είας)
| Accession number | BZS 1955.1.4950 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 28.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 9.16; Laurent, Corpus 5.3, no. 2021. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδ[. . .] πατριάρχῃ Θεουπόλεως Μεγάλης Ἀντιοχείας.
Lord, help your servant Theodosios / Theodore patriarch of the Great Theoupolis Antioch.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
It is not possible to determine whether the last letter of the first line on the reverse is an omicron or an omega. Hence two attributions are possible: Theodore II (1034–1042) or Theodosios III (1057–after 1059).