Theoktistos imperial kandidatos and protonotarios of the Thrakesioi (ninth/tenth century)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2469 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 29 mm |
| Condition | Chipped and corroded. |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 2.37. Ed. Zacos-Veglery, no. 2496. |
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (of indeterminate type); in the quarters: τ-.|δ-λ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
+θε.
κτιστR
κανˋSα/ν.
τ/τνθρ.
κησι
Θε[ο]κτίστῳ β(ασιλικῷ) κανδ(ιδάτῳ) (καὶ) (πρωτο)ν[ο]τ(αρίῳ) τῶν Θρ[ᾳ]κησί(ων).
Translation
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοκτίστῳ βασιλικῷ κανδιδάτῳ καὶ πρωτονοταρίῳ τῶν Θρᾳκησίων.
Lord or Mother of God, help your servant Theoktistos, imperial kandidatos and protonotarios of the Thrakesioi.
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2469 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 29 mm |
| Condition | Chipped and corroded. |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 2.37. Ed. Zacos-Veglery, no. 2496. |
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, vol. 3: West, Northwest, and Central Asia Minor and the Orient
- Constantini Porphyrogeniti De cerimoniis aulae byzantinae
- Byzantine Praetorians: An Administrative, Institutional, and Social Survey of the Opsikion and Tagmata, c. 580-900
- Theophanis Chronographia
- L'histoire et la géographie de la région de Smyrne entre les deux occupations turques (1081-1317), particulièrement au XIIIe siècle
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles
- "Thrakien" und "Thrakesion,"
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung
- Litterae Numismaticae Vindobonenses R. Goebl dedicatae
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2469 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 29 mm |
| Condition | Chipped and corroded. |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 2.37. Ed. Zacos-Veglery, no. 2496. |
Notes
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2469 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 29 mm |
| Condition | Chipped and corroded. |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 2.37. Ed. Zacos-Veglery, no. 2496. |