Theodore Karamallos, imperial protospatharios, oikonomos of the euageis (oikoi) and anagrapheus of Paphlagonia (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Theodore holding a spear and a shield. Vertical inscription visible at right: -ο|δ||ρ : [Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θε]όδωρ(ος). Remains of a circular inscription at left. No visible border.
OY..
[Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δ]ού[λῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines. No visible border.
εοδρ,
σπαθ,οι
.ονομ,των
.Υαγ,Sαν
.γραφ,πα
.λαγ,τ
καραμ
[Θ]εοδώρ(ῳ) [(πρωτο)]σπαθ(αρίῳ), οἰ[κ]ονόμ(ῳ) τῶν [ε]ὐαγ(ῶν) (καὶ) ἀν[α]γραφ(εῖ) Πα[φ]λαγ(ονίας) τῷ Καραμ[άλλῳ]
Obverse
Bust of St. Theodore holding a spear and a shield. Vertical inscription visible at right: -ο|δ||ρ : [Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θε]όδωρ(ος). Remains of a circular inscription at left. No visible border.
OY..
[Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δ]ού[λῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines. No visible border.
εοδρ,
σπαθ,οι
.ονομ,των
.Υαγ,Sαν
.γραφ,πα
.λαγ,τ
καραμ
[Θ]εοδώρ(ῳ) [(πρωτο)]σπαθ(αρίῳ), οἰ[κ]ονόμ(ῳ) τῶν [ε]ὐαγ(ῶν) (καὶ) ἀν[α]γραφ(εῖ) Πα[φ]λαγ(ονίας) τῷ Καραμ[άλλῳ]
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3071 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 11.2b. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδώρῳ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ, οἰκονόμῳ τῶν εὐαγῶν καὶ ἀναγραφεῖ Παφλαγονίας τῷ Καραμάλλῳ.
Lord, help your servant Theodore Karamallos, protospatharios, oikonomos of the pious foundations and anagrapheus of Paphlagonia.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, volume 4: The East
- Excavations at Saraçhane in Istanbul
- Documents de sigillographie byzantine: La collection C. Orghidan
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- Byzantinische Bleisiegel in Berlin II
- 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
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin, vol. 2, L’administration centrale
Commentary
This seal comes from the same boulloterion as BZS 1958.106.5046 and their readings are combined. See also the commentary to that entry.