Theodoros trakteutes (?) of Crete (seventh century)
Obverse
Military saint orans, with ornate dress, between two candlesticks. Wreath border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Wreath border.
ΘΕΟ
ΔΟΣΙΟΥ
ΤΡ/ΚΡΗ
ΤΗΣ
Θεοδοσίου τρακτευτοῦ Κρήτης
Obverse
Military saint orans, with ornate dress, between two candlesticks. Wreath border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Wreath border.
ΘΕΟ
ΔΟΣΙΟΥ
ΤΡ/ΚΡΗ
ΤΗΣ
Θεοδοσίου τρακτευτοῦ Κρήτης
| Accession number | BZS.1977.34.48 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 36.5. |
Translation
Θεοδοσίου τρακτευτοῦ Κρήτης.
(Seal of) Thedosios trakteutes (?) of Crete.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, vol. 2: South of the Balkans, the Islands, south of Asia Minor
- Some Unpublished Lead Seals concerning Crete
- Les îles de l'empire byzantin
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin, vol. 5, L’Église
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium
- The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
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- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 1
- A Collection of Dated Byzantine Lead Seals
- Ὁ ταξίαρχης Κρήτης
- Byzantine Crete, from the 5th century to the Venetian Conquest
- Crete in the Conflicts of the Eighth Century
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung
- The Conquest of Crete by the Arabs (ca. 824): a Turning Point in the Struggle between Byzantium and Islam
Commentary
There cannot be any doubt about the letters of the inscription, but the abbreviation of line 3 is very radical; because of the early date of the seal, we follow Tsougarakis and accept the reading trakteutes (= tractator = tax collector). Cf. another trakteutes of the same period, DO Seals 2, no. 43.5.