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Theodore Dalassenos, proedros and doux (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.

κε̅ο̣
η̣θειτ
σλ
θεο
ρ,

Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδώρ(ῳ)

Reverse

Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.

Προε
ρ
κιτα
λασση
ν,

προέδρῳ (καὶ) δουκὶ τῷ Δαλασσην(ῷ)

Obverse

Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.

κε̅ο̣
η̣θειτ
σλ
θεο
ρ,

Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδώρ(ῳ)

Reverse

Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.

Προε
ρ
κιτα
λασση
ν,

προέδρῳ (καὶ) δουκὶ τῷ Δαλασσην(ῷ)

Accession number BZS.1958.106.1644
Diameter 24.0 mm
Previous Editions

Cheynet, "Les Dalassenoi," no. 11.

Translation

Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδώρῳ προέδρῳ καὶ δουκὶ τῷ Δαλασσηνῷ.

Lord, help your servant Theodore Dalassenos, proedros and doux.

Commentary

The owner of the seal seems to have been active in the middle decades of the eleventh century; see Cheynet's commentary to the edition cited in this entry.

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