Theodotos imperial protospatharios and strategos of Paphlagonia (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
Cross potent (with pellets at ends of bars) on four steps resting on a ball. Circular inscription within a border of dots, along the circumference:
εRοηθειτσδουλ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, preceded and followed by a row of pellets. Border of dots.
θεοδ
τρ΄΄σπ
θρ,Sστρ
τηγπ
φλγ,
Θεοδ(ό)τῳ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθαρ(ίῳ) (καὶ) στρατηγῷ Παφλαγ(ονίας)
Obverse
Cross potent (with pellets at ends of bars) on four steps resting on a ball. Circular inscription within a border of dots, along the circumference:
εRοηθειτσδουλ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, preceded and followed by a row of pellets. Border of dots.
θεοδ
τρ΄΄σπ
θρ,Sστρ
τηγπ
φλγ,
Θεοδ(ό)τῳ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθαρ(ίῳ) (καὶ) στρατηγῷ Παφλαγ(ονίας)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1696 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 17.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 11.41. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδότῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ Παφλαγονίας.
Lord, help your servant Theodotos, imperial protospatharios and strategos of Paphlagonia.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, volume 4: The East
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- Byzantinische Bleisiegel in Berlin II
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles
- De Thematibus
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
- Paphlagonien und Honorias
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των Βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας