Theodosios (?) Morocharzanes, hypatos and kommerkiarios of Chaldia (eleventh century)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5120 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24 mm |
| Condition | Half missing. |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 32.27. |
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
Translation
Θεοδοσίῳ ὑπάτῳ κομερκιαρίῳ Χαλδίας τῷ Μοροχαρζάνῃ.
Theodosios Morocharzanes, hypatos and kommerkiarios of Chaldia.
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5120 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24 mm |
| Condition | Half missing. |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 32.27. |
Bibliography
- 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
- 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
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.