Anonymous (eleventh century)
Obverse
St Theodore Stratelates standing in military costume, holding a lance in his right hand and supporting a shield on the ground with his left. Inscription in two columns (partially preserved): .|.|..|.̣|Ρ|̣|.Ο|Σ|Τ̣ : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θεόδ]ωρω(ς) ὁ Στ[ρατηλάτης]. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Patriarchal cross on two steps with tendrils springing from the base of the cross. Each arm of the cross terminates in a pellet flanked by smaller pellets; remains of inscription flank the cross. Inscriptions: ΧΣ|Κ̣. : [᾽Ι(ησοῦ)ς] Χ(ριστὸ)ς [νι]κ[ᾷ]. Border of dots.
Obverse
St Theodore Stratelates standing in military costume, holding a lance in his right hand and supporting a shield on the ground with his left. Inscription in two columns (partially preserved): .|.|..|.̣|Ρ|̣|.Ο|Σ|Τ̣ : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θεόδ]ωρω(ς) ὁ Στ[ρατηλάτης]. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Patriarchal cross on two steps with tendrils springing from the base of the cross. Each arm of the cross terminates in a pellet flanked by smaller pellets; remains of inscription flank the cross. Inscriptions: ΧΣ|Κ̣. : [᾽Ι(ησοῦ)ς] Χ(ριστὸ)ς [νι]κ[ᾷ]. Border of dots.
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2673 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 7, no. 16.89. |
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 7: The Iconographic Seals (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Among the published collections, the epithet Stratelates for Saint Theodore begins to appear in the eleventh century. For a discussion of the epithets Stratelates and Teron for Saint Theodore, see BZS.1958.106.2970.