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Theophilos deacon, kouboukleisios, and protonotarios (ninth century)

 
 

Obverse

St. Kallinikos standing, holding a long cross over his left shoulder. Inscription: Ο|Α|ΓΙ|Ο|ΣΚ|ΑΛ|ΛΙ|ΝΙ|ΚΙ : ὁ ἅγιος Καλλίνικ(ος). Along the circumference, a circular inscription within a border of dots:

ΜΕ.ΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΣΤΩΔΛΩΣΟΗΘ,

Με[γ]αλομάρτυς τῷ δούλῳ σου βοήθ(ει)

Reverse

Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.

ΘΕΟΦΙ
ΛΩΔΙΑΚΙΚ
ΒΟΥΚΛΙΣΙ
ΑΙΝΟΤΑΡ,

Θεοφίλῳ διακ(όνῳ) κουβουκλισ(ίῳ) (καὶ) (πρωτο)νοταρ(ίῳ)

Obverse

St. Kallinikos standing, holding a long cross over his left shoulder. Inscription: Ο|Α|ΓΙ|Ο|ΣΚ|ΑΛ|ΛΙ|ΝΙ|ΚΙ : ὁ ἅγιος Καλλίνικ(ος). Along the circumference, a circular inscription within a border of dots:

ΜΕ.ΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΣΤΩΔΛΩΣΟΗΘ,

Με[γ]αλομάρτυς τῷ δούλῳ σου βοήθ(ει)

Reverse

Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.

ΘΕΟΦΙ
ΛΩΔΙΑΚΙΚ
ΒΟΥΚΛΙΣΙ
ΑΙΝΟΤΑΡ,

Θεοφίλῳ διακ(όνῳ) κουβουκλισ(ίῳ) (καὶ) (πρωτο)νοταρ(ίῳ)

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.1239
Diameter 29.0 mm
Previous Editions

Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 120.

Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore.

Translation

Μεγαλομάρτυς τῷ δούλῳ σου βοήθει Θεοφίλῳ διακόνῳ κουβουκλισίῳ καὶ πρωτονοταρίῳ.

Great martyr, help your servant Theophilos deacon, kouboukleisios, and protonotarios.

Commentary

By happy coincidence, this and BZS.1951.31.5.1201 present corresponding halves of the same seal. The readings are combined to form the full inscription.

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