Theodosios (?) Morocharzanes, hypatos and kommerkiarios of Chaldia (eleventh century)
Obverse
The Virgin standing frontally on a suppedion, holding Christ on her left arm between two saints; the one partly preserved, at right, raises his hands in supplication. No epigraphy or border visible.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. No visible border.
.εοδο
υπ.
μερκ
χλ
μοροχρ
νη
[Θ]εοδο[σί(ῳ)?] ὑπά[τῳ κο]μερκ[ιαρίῳ] Χαλ[δίας τ(ῷ)] Μοροχαρζάνῃ
Obverse
The Virgin standing frontally on a suppedion, holding Christ on her left arm between two saints; the one partly preserved, at right, raises his hands in supplication. No epigraphy or border visible.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. No visible border.
.εοδο
υπ.
μερκ
χλ
μοροχρ
νη
[Θ]εοδο[σί(ῳ)?] ὑπά[τῳ κο]μερκ[ιαρίῳ] Χαλ[δίας τ(ῷ)] Μοροχαρζάνῃ
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5120 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 32.27. |
Translation
Θεοδοσίῳ ὑπάτῳ κομερκιαρίῳ Χαλδίας τῷ Μοροχαρζάνῃ.
Theodosios Morocharzanes, hypatos and kommerkiarios of Chaldia.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, volume 4: The East
- Βυζαντιακὰ μολυβδόβουλλα. Ἡ συλλογὴ Ἀναστασίου Κ. Π. Σταμούλη
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 1
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles
- The Byzantine Monuments and Topography of the Pontos
- De Thematibus
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των Βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας
- The Hagiographic Dossier of St. Eugenios of Trebizond in Codex Athous Dionysiou 154
Commentary
The restoration of the first name is not secure. It could as well be Θεόδουλος or Θεόδοτος. A tax collector named Theodoulos is mentioned in the miracles of St. Eugenios (J.O. Rosenqvist, The Hagiographic Dossier of St. Eugenios of Trebizond in Codex Athous Dionysiou 154 [Uppsala, 1996], 350.