Theodore apo hypaton and general kommerkiarios of the apotheke of Sebastopolis (668-ca. 672)
Obverse
Field divided horizontally into two parts. In upper half, bust of Emperor Constantine IV, with short beard, wearing crown and chlamys and holding globus cruciger. Along the wreath border, circular inscription, half of which survives: ....ΔΩΡ. In the lower half, inscription of three lines.
.πουπτω
.ιγενικ
ου
[Θεο]δώρου [ἀ]πὸ ὑπάτω[ν κ]αὶ γενικοῦ
Reverse
Field divided horizontally into two parts. In upper half, busts of the young Herakleios and Tiberios, wearing same type of garb and holding same insignium as their brother on the obverse. In lower half, inscription. All within a wreath border.
κομμερκιρ
ιποθικησ
.εβστο.
ολεω
κομμερκιαρίου ἀποθίκης [Σ]εβαστο[π]όλεω[ς]
Obverse
Field divided horizontally into two parts. In upper half, bust of Emperor Constantine IV, with short beard, wearing crown and chlamys and holding globus cruciger. Along the wreath border, circular inscription, half of which survives: ....ΔΩΡ. In the lower half, inscription of three lines.
.πουπτω
.ιγενικ
ου
[Θεο]δώρου [ἀ]πὸ ὑπάτω[ν κ]αὶ γενικοῦ
Reverse
Field divided horizontally into two parts. In upper half, busts of the young Herakleios and Tiberios, wearing same type of garb and holding same insignium as their brother on the obverse. In lower half, inscription. All within a wreath border.
κομμερκιρ
ιποθικησ
.εβστο.
ολεω
κομμερκιαρίου ἀποθίκης [Σ]εβαστο[π]όλεω[ς]
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.668 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 29.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 86.1b. |
Translation
Θεοδώρου ἀπὸ ὑπάτων καὶ γενικοῦ κομμερκιαρίου ἀποθίκης Σεβαστοπόλεως.
(Seal of) Theodore apo hypaton and general kommerkiarios of the apotheke of Sebastopolis.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Notitiae Episcopatuum Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Silk Trade and Production in Byzantium from the Sixth to the Ninth Century: The Seals of Kommerkiarioi (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantium in the Seventh Century (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The imperial portraits were firmly identified by Zacos-Veglery.